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Alfred Charles Knight

Male 1905 - 1940  (35 years)


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  1. 1.  Alfred Charles Knight was born in April 1905 in Southampton, Hampshire; died on 26 Oct 1940 in RMS Empress of Britain, At Sea; was buried in London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Birth: April 1905, South Stoneham, Hampshire
    • Residence: 02 Apr 1911, Southampton, Hampshire, England; Relation to Head of House: Son <> 39 Bond Street, Northam, Southampton
    • Occupation: 1940; Merchant Navy - Greaser
    • Residence: 1940, St Mary, Southampton, Hampshire, England; 3 Popes Buildings, St Mary Street, Southampton

    Notes:

    Died:
    Tower Hill Memorial Wiki - RMS Empress of Britain was torpedoed on 28 October 1940 by U-32 and sank. At 42,348 gross tons, she was the largest liner lost during the Second World War and the largest ship sunk by a U-boat.

    Buried:
    Memorial Location <> Missing, presumed drowned at Sea



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