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Captain JONATHAN EDWARD KNOWLES

Regiment & Unit/Ship

Middlesex Regiment

4th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 23 August 1914

Age 32 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CEMENT HOUSE CEMETERY

XVIII. D. 1-16.

Belgium

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Edward Sugden Knowles and Frances Mary Knowles, of Rawdon, Leeds; husband of Viva Brabazon Knowles, of Whitehill Chase, Bordon, Hants. Served in the South African War. One of the first British officer battle casualties of the war (originally buried in Maisieres Communal Cemetery).
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Buried or commemorated at

CEMENT HOUSE CEMETERY
West-Vlaanderen Belgium
Number of casualties: 3615
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