Apr 24, 1890

Born at sea aboard the British Steamer Rappahannock

Dec 13, 1917

Attested into the 1^st Depot Battalion, COR (Central Ontario Regiment) CEF in Toronto, Ontario 

Ø  Number 3106124

Ø  Next of kin given as Viola (Violet) Knapp, sister, Albert-Lea, Minnesota, USA

Ø  Previous occupation given as Labourer

Ø  No previous military experience given

Ø  Religion given as Presbyterian

Jan 8, 1918

Transferred to the Canadian Machine Gun Corps Depot, Hamilton, Ontario

Jan 22, 1918

Transferred to the 1^st Depot Battalion, 2^nd COR in Toronto

Feb 3, 1918

Embarked Troopship Scandinavian in Halifax, Nova Scotia

Feb 16, 1918

Disembarked in Liverpool, England and proceeded to East Sandling where he was TOS (Taken On Strength) the 8^th Reserve Battalion to continue training

Sep 20, 1918

Transferred to the 54^th Battalion

Sep 22, 1918

Arrived at the CIBD (Canadian Infantry Depot) in Etaples, France and TOS the 54^th Battalion

Sep 29, 1918

While still in the base depot, he was transferred to the 21^st Battalion and proceeded to the CCRC (Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp)

Sep 30, 1918

Left the reinforcement camp to join the 21^st Battalion

Oct 3, 1918

Joined the 21^st Battalion in the Support Trenches of the Hindenburg Line as part of a draft of 156 reinforcements

Oct 11, 1918

Just 8 days after joining the battalion, Private Knapp was killed during the battalion’s advance on Avesnes-le-Sec and was subsequently buried in the Naves Communal Cemetery Extension, south-west of Denain, France

Following the war, the British War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny) and Scroll were sent to his sister, Viola Knapp, 135 Los Banos Ave., Daly City, California, USA

 There was no Memorial Cross issued