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Albert James Knowling

In memory of:

Lieutenant Albert James Knowling

September 28, 1918

Military Service

Age:

32

Force:

Army

Unit:

Canadian Infantry (Eastern Ontario Regiment)

Additional Information

Son of John Albert and Mary Jane Knowling of Vancouver. Graduated in Arts, 1911; called to the Bar 1914.

Commemorated on Page 443 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

ONTARIO CEMETERY, SAINS-LES-MARQUION
Nord, France

Grave Reference:

I. D. 1.

Location:

Sains-les-Marquion is a village and it lies approximately 2 kilometres south of Marquion, which lies on the main straight road from Arras to Cambrai. The Ontario Cemetery lies to the south of the village. The cemetery was made after the capture of Sains-les-Marquion by the Canadian Division on September 27, 1918. The Cemetery was enlarged after the Armistice and now covers an area of 949 square metres. It is enclosed by a rubble wall.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Newspaper clipping– From the Vancouver Daily Province November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me

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    Newspaper clipping – From the Vancouver Daily Province November 1918. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Press Clipping– From the "McGill Honour Roll, 1914-1918". McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1926.

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    Press Clipping – From the "McGill Honour Roll, 1914-1918". McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, 1926.
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    Grave Marker – Photo courtesy Wilf Schofield, England
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