Frederick William George Knott

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N/A 27 July 1880, Woking, Surrey Frederick and Annie (née Smith) 3rd Battalion, The Northamptonshire Regiment 59784 Private 12 November 1918, Sheerness Military Hospital, age 37 St John’s Cemetery, Woking

Biography:

Frederick William George Knott was born in Woking, Surrey, on 27 July 1880. He was the son and fifth child of Frederick George, a carpenter, and Annie (née Smith). He had three brothers and five sisters. After leaving school, Frederick worked as an attendant at Brookwood Hospital. In June 1908, Frederick married Jane Rolf; they had three sons. They lived in Knaphill. Frederick William George Knott died, in Sheerness Military Hospital, on 12 November 1918, from septic pneumonia. Although not commemorated on the war memorial, Frederick is buried in a CWGC grave within St John’s Cemetery, Woking. Frederick is commemorated on the memorial in Woking town square, the memorial tablet within Woking Christ Church, the memorial tablet within Knaphill Holy Trinity Church, and the memorial tablet from Brookwood Hospital.