In this specific case a member of the group forwarded an image that officially recognizes the illness of Private David Knight, reg. no. 888057 as being directly related to his service. Private Knight attested to the 186th Battalion on March 7, 1916 and subsequently was transferred to the 18th Battalion where, during his service at the front, he earned the Military Medal “For Bravery in the Field”.
He returned to Canada and died at the age of 58 years old on October 11, 1936.
“Circumstances of Death Register” for Private Knight forwarded as part of same post at Facebook Group.
The pertinent information for this assertion is the following:
CIRCUMSTANCES OF CASUALTY
Died at Queen Alexandra San., London, Ontario.
Cause – Tuberculosis.
Death was due to service, Authority C[F]C.d.1-12-36.
In regard to this new information Veterans Affairs Canada has been contacted in order to give further recognition to Private Knight’s service at the Canadian Virtual War Memorial and in the First World War Book of Remembrance. Without the support of people who care this soldier may have not had the chance to be recognized as he deserves.
From London Public Library Image Gallery: “The Queen Alexandra Sanatorium, a facility for the treatment of people suffering from tuberculosis, opened its doors on April 5, 1910. In April, 1949 it was renamed The Beck Memorial Sanatorium. It closed September 6, 1972. The map shows the site of the Queen Alexandra Sanatorium. It was built on a high bluff overlooking the Thames River, in an area that was, at that time, outside the city of London. This site is now within the city at 600 Sanatorium Road and is occupied by CPRI (Child and Parent Resource Institute, formerly Children’s Psychiatric Research Institute). A guess has been made that this photograph was taken ca. 1940. The photographer’s name is written beneath the photograph in the bottom right hand corner”
From London Public Library Image Gallery: “The Queen Alexandra Sanatorium, a facility for the treatment of people suffering from tuberculosis, opened its doors on April 5, 1910. In April, 1949 it was renamed The Beck Memorial Sanatorium. It closed September 6, 1972. In 1917 there was a public appeal for donations for the Sanatorium. Funds were needed for new buildings and more equipment to accommodate soldiers returning to Canada with tuberculosis. A pamphlet containing information about the Sanatorium’s needs was produced in 1917 called “How Big Is Your Heart?”. This undated picture appears in the 1917 pamphlet and may have been taken for this purpose. A handwritten inscription appears on the back. The photograph is damaged in the top right hand corner and has creases on the left hand side”
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