Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Robert John Gordon Knight
In memory of:
Corporal Robert John Gordon Knight
May 8, 1968
CFB Petawawa (Ottawa River), Ontario
Military Service
SC139703
27
Army
The Royal Canadian Corps of Signals
UN Forces in Cyprus (UNIFICYP), Canadian Peacekeeping Service Medal (CPSM)
Additional Information
June 6, 1940
Kingston, Ontario
June 6, 1962
Ottawa, Ontario
Son of Jean Garrod and step-son of Sarephin Chiasson of Kingston, Ontario. Husband of Marianne Lorainne (nee Little) Knight and father of Patricia Anne, Suzanne Marie, Edward John Joseph, Catherine Lorainne and Christine Elizabeth. There was a Commemorative gathering in front of the Memorial Cairn at Wegner Point on 8 May 2008 to mark the 40th anniversary of the deaths of the seven fallen paratroopers who drowned in 1968 during a para drop exercise at CFB Petawawa.
Commemorated on Page 141 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
GLENBURNIER (GLENHAVEN MEMORIAL GARDENS) CEMETERY
Ontario, Canada
Lot 27, Space B1, Section Christus
Digital Collection
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Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Newspaper clipping – Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me -
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Photo of Corporal Robert John Gordon Knight
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