Basic Details
Surname
Knee
Forenames
George Creasey
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 31 Lincoln Road East.

(CWGC records that Captain "George Creasey Knee" died aged 35 on 3/5/1917 serving in the 4th Battalion, attached to the 8th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment, and is now buried in grave V.D.23 in Vis en Artois British Cemetery at Haucourt in France, having been reinterred after the War. They record him as the son of Henry and Mary Knee and the husband of Alice Knee of 31 Lincoln Road East, Peterborough).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
East Yorks Regiment
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
4th
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Captain
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The East Yorkshire Regiment (The Duke of York's Own)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Captain
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Beaumont-Hamel
Country of burial
Not Stated on Memorial
Cemetery
Not Stated on Memorial
Year of death
1917
Month of death
May
Day of death
3
Manner of death as stated
Killed in action
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action
Personal Details
Address
31, LINCOLN ROAD EAST
Occupation
Not Stated on Memorial