Name
Arthur Knechtel
Born
1889-08-27
Birth Place
Occupation
Carpenter
Religion
Baptist
Died
1917-10-19
Death Place
Ypres, Belgium
Death
Killed in Action
Other Residence
Monument
Cemetery
Ypres Reservoir Cemetery, Belgium
Service Record 1
Service Record 2
Regimental Number
503058
Highest Rank
Corporal
Conflict
Battalion
Canadian Engineers
Company
15th Field Company
Enlisted
Edmonton, AB
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1916-02-10
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Service Record 3
Regimental Number
503058
Highest Rank
Corporal
Conflict
Battalion
4th Division Canadian Engineers
Company
11th Field Company
Enlistment /Transfer Date
1916-06-01
Artefacts, Photographs & Resources
Visit the Bruce County Museum & Cultural Centre's Online Collections, through the link below, for more information related to this soldier.
Online Collections Link
Sources & Links
- "History of the County of Bruce" vol. 2- "Roll of Honour, For King and Empire with Canadian Expeditionary Force," Southampton Baptist Church (A2003.040.002).
- Library & Archives Canada
- War Graves Commission
- Book of Remembrance
- Canadian Virtual War Memorial
- Find a Grave
News Clippings
"In honoured memory of the men of Southampton and Saugeen Reserve," 1922, p. 7
"In honoured memory of the men of Southampton and Saugeen Reserve," 1922, p. 9
Arthur Knechtel
The Beacon Southampton, November 8, 1917
The Beacon Southampton, November 22, 1917