Source: Gathering Our Heroes
Family Search: Private David Knight was born on 1 March 1878, in London, England, United Kingdom. He had at least 2 sons and 3 daughters with Ellen Oconnor. He lived in Kent, Ontario, Canada in 1911 and Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada for about 15 years. He registered for military service in 1916. In 1931, at the age of 53, his occupation is listed as printer in Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada. He died on 11 October 1936, in London, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 58, and was buried in Maple Leaf Cemetery, Chatham, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada.
Earned Military Medal.
Email sent to CVWM regarding the inclusion of the soldier at their site, as he died of illness related to his war service.
To Whom it May Concern,
While doing research on soldiers of the 18th Battalion I was forwarded an image of a death register card or form pertaining the the circumstances of death of this soldier. Pte. D. Knight attested to the C.E.F. and eventually served in the 18th Battalion earning a Military Medal (see attached attestation papers). He returned to Canada and died of tuberculosis on October 11, 1936. The card reads specifically:
Died at Queen Alexandra San., London, Ontario.
Cause – Tuberculosis.
Death was due to service, Authority C[F]C.d.1-12-36.
I believe this documentation constitutes proof of this soldier’s eligibility to be added to the CVWM site and the First World War Book of Remembrance.
Please review the documentation and assist me in achieving the inclusion of the Canadian soldier in these two acts of remembrance.
The response indicates that this soldier died outside of the date determined to be officially included in having their death recorded at the Canadian Virtual War Memorial and the Roll of Honour in Ottawa.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 