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Cecil James Knott

In memory of:

Private Cecil James Knott

May 2, 1917
Mülheim, Germany

Military Service


Service Number:

2882

Age:

19

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Newfoundland Regiment

Division:

1st Bn.

Additional Information


Born:

September 28, 1897
Burgeo, Newfoundland and Labrador

Enlistment:

June 16, 1916

Son of Robert and Mary Knott, of Burgeo, Newfoundland.

Brother of Sailor Harold Knott who died on December 10, 1917 while serving with the Newfoundland Mercantile Marine.

Commemorated on Page 70 of the Newfoundland Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:
Grave Reference:

XVI. A. 11.

Location:

The COLOGNE SOUTHERN CEMETERY may be approached from the A4 motorway leaving at junction Koln-Klettenberg. Follow the direction Koln-Klettenberg, turning right into the Luxemburger Strasse. At the traffic lights close to the railway crossing turn right again into the Militarring Strasse. At the second traffic lights turn left into the Oberer Komarweg, which passes under a viaduct. Turn right into the Kalscheurer Strasse. Turn right again into the first street which is the Keudenicher Strasse, this road leads to the Honinger Platz. The main entrance of 'Koln Sud Friedhof' can be seen from this Honinger Platz round- about. Entering the 'Friedhof' from the main entrance, follow the main cemetery road which leads to Cologne War Cemetery.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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