William McKnight

In a side-stop during the day, we found the memorial reference to Granda’s cousin William McKnight, killed in November 1914. He is the only relative I know of who was killed in the Great War, although I’ve not researched my mother’s side of the family in detail.

William McKnight on the Ploegsteert Memorial

He is listed on the memorial at Ploegsteert Wood. He had only been in France 2 weeks.