Clayton Knechtel Image

Name

Clayton Knechtel

Born

1893-10-02

Birth Place

Occupation

Machinist

Religion

Baptist

Died

1974-03-03

Death Place

Cemetery







Service Record 1


Highest Rank

Corporal

Conflict

Battalion

1st Battalion - 1st Contingent

Enlisted

Valcartier, QC

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1914-09-15


Service Record 2


Regimental Number

6820

Highest Rank

Corporal

Conflict

Battalion

Company

1st Division Signal Company

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1915-04-01

Wounded Date

1916-04-30

Wounds

Compound fractures left tibia and fibula and left arm motorcycle accident while dispatching

Wounded Where

Ypres, Belgium


Service Record 3


Regimental Number

6820

Highest Rank

Corporal

Conflict

Battalion

Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1916-04-30


Service Record 4


Regimental Number

6820

Highest Rank

Corporal

Conflict

Battalion

Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1916-11-03


Service Record 5


Regimental Number

6820

Highest Rank

Corporal

Conflict

Battalion

Canadian Garrison Duty Depot

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1916-12-06


Service Record 6


Regimental Number

6820

Highest Rank

Corporal

Conflict

Battalion

Canadian Railway Troops Depot

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1917-05-05


Service Record 7


Regimental Number

6820

Highest Rank

Corporal

Conflict

Battalion

Canadian Army Medical Corps Depot

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1917-07-31


Service Record 8


Regimental Number

6820

Highest Rank

Corporal

Conflict

Battalion

Command Detail Depot

Enlistment /Transfer Date

1917-12-17

Discharge Date

1918-02-02

Discharge Cause

Medically unfit



Artefacts, Photographs & Resources

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News Clippings


The Beacon Southampton, January 10, 1918
The Beacon Southampton, January 10, 1918