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Military service
Service number:
P/9295
Age:
27
Rank:
Sergeant
Force:
Army
Unit/Regiment:
Royal Canadian Artillery
Division:
1 Field Regt.
Birth:
March 20, 1916
Marsfield, United Kingdom
Enlistment:
September 4, 1939
Kingston, Ontario
Death:
October 6, 1943
Burial/memorial information
Grave reference:
III. C. 16.
Digital gallery of Sergeant William Charles Knapton
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Gananoque Remembers
Gananoque, Ontario is a small town situated on the St. Lawrence River in the heart of 1,000 Islands. It is one of hundreds of communities throughout Canada with war memorials which commemorate more than 110,000 men and women who lost their lives during both world wars. Over a thousand citizens from Gananoque and surounding areas served in the navy, army, or air force: 83 lost their lives in parts of Canada, and in the battlefields of Europe. Among the dead of Gananoque include a 15 year old solider, a father of ten, four sets of brothers and a Victoria Cross winner. <P> Today the town cenotaph lists the names of those who died and few citizens are aware of their family backgrounds or their circumstances of their deaths. Geraldine Chase of Gannaoque and Bill Beswetherick of Kingston believed it was necessary to collect this information and perpetuate their sacrifices.<P> Gananoque Remembers book is a tribute to those who gave their lives for our freedom.<P> -
Memorial Page
William C. Knapton is honoured on page 124 and 125 of the <i>Gananoque Remembers</i> booklet, published on January 31, 2005. -
Memorial Page 2
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Photo of William Charles Knapton
Photo of Sgt. Knapton in Italy. Courtesy of his brother, Ronald Knapton. -
Memorial Cross
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Photo of William Charles Knapton
Photo of Bill Knapton courtesy of his brother Ronald Knapton, Gananoque, Ont. -
Grave Marker
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Newspaper clipping
From the Kingston Whig-Standard. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William Charles Knapton
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William Charles Knapton
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William Charles Knapton
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William Charles Knapton
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William Charles Knapton
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William Charles Knapton
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William Charles Knapton
Digital gallery of
Sergeant William Charles Knapton
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 178 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance.
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