Bert Knapp
Memorial: Hambrook - Whiteshill Common
Regiment: Bedfordshire Regiment
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Serjeant 15028
Parents: James and Edith Knapp
Home address: Crossley Cottages, Winterbourne, Bristol
Date of birth: 1894
Place of birth: Winterbourne, Bristol
Date of death: 01/07/1916
Buried/Commemorated at: Thiepval Memorial (Pier and Face 2 C.), France
Age: 22
Further information:
Bert Knapp was born in 1894 in Watley’s End in Winterbourne. His parents were James and Edith Knapp of Crossley Cottages in Winterbourne. His siblings were Elizabeth, Gladys and Percy. It is possible that he may have had more younger siblings. His father was a navvy and had been born in Winterbourne. Bert’s mother was born in Cirencester
Bert joined the 7th Battalion of the Bedfordshire Regiment and became a serjeant. He was Killed in Action on 1 July 1916 at the age of 22. He is remembered on the Thiepval Memorial (Pier and Face 2 C.) for the dead of the Somme in France
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Yate and District Heritage Centre, Forces War Records and CWGC