Notes
He is listed on the memorial as having been a scholar at the school. The school website (see References) states: ‘Frederick Vernon Knott Remembered with Honour Pont-Du-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue. In Memory of Lieutenant 19th Div. Cyclist Bn. Army Cyclist Corps who died on 21 March 1916 Age 22. Son of William Frederick and Elizabeth Knott, of 250, Audenshaw Rd., Audenshaw, Manchester. A graduate of Manchester University, M.Sc.
Apparently his death was instantaneous – he was killed by a shell which exploded right next to him. He took up his commission in September 1914 and sailed for France in July 1915.
He was educated at Audenshaw School, and Ashton Secondary School where his father had been headmaster for a number of years. He then gained a Hobson Scholarship to Manchester University where he graduated with an Msc.' Leonard Sandham, also listed on this memorial, was his younger brother.