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Name : Sydney James Knott. Son of William Knott and Sarah Jane Knott (née Wise)(died 1897), of Newport, Isle of Wight; husband of Harriette A. Knott. Born 1884, Newport Married 1907, Harriette Amy Cheverton, at St Thomas' Church, Newport. One son, Sydney James George born 1908. |
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Census Information :
1891 : family not located 1901 : William Knott, widower, with children including Sydney aged 17, are at 45 Orchard Street, Newport. Both William and Sydney are Brewers. 1911 : Sydney and Harriette Knott, with son Sydney, are at Fernlee, Castle Road, Newport. Sydney Knott is a Brewer. |
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Service details : 2nd Lieutenant Sydney James Knott, 3rd Bn. Worcestershire Regiment. |
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Died : 8 July 1916 aged 32. Buried at : Warloy-Baillon Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme, France. CWGC record ... |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
Newport Borough War Memorial Newport Literary Society War Memorial Newport Oddfellows War Memorial Newport Conservative Club Roll of Honour Carisbrooke War Memorial County War Memorial, Carisbrooke Castle. |
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Documents :
ISLE OF WIGHT MERCURY
Friday, July 14, 1916 Page 3 Newport Town Councillor Killed in Action. ___ News was received at Newport, Isle of Wight, on Wednesday morning, of the death of Lieut. Sydney Knott, who before joining up was a member of
the Town Council there. He was attached to the 3rd Worcestershire Regiment, and was killed in action on Saturday.
Much sympathy is felt with the bereaved widow and other members of the family, including his father-in-law, Alderman R.B. Cheverton, J.P.
ISLE OF WIGHT MERCURY
Friday, July 21, 1916 Page 3 Oddfellows in Conference. ... The Chairman referred in the course of a sympathetic speech to the death of Lieut. Knott, a prominent Oddfellow killed in action,
and to the death of 12 other brethren who had laid down their lives for their Country. ... (not all of the report has been transcribed) 
National Probate Calendar 1916 |
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Further Information :
His brother-in-law Thomas Bird Cheverton was killed in action on 24 March 1918. |
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Acknowledgments :
Janet Griffin for newspaper research |
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Page status :
Page last updated : 15 August 2015 (added link to Newport Conservative Club Roll of Honour) |
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