Gunner Gordon Jackson Knott was born in Toronto, Ontario, on February 17, 1898. Details from his service documents indicate that he was a student at the time of his enlistment, living in Toronto at the home of his mother (identified in his service file only as Mrs. Margaret Davis).

He enlisted with the 67th Battery, C.E.F., in Toronto on May 16, 1918. Following his  transfer to the 2nd Canadian Tank Battalion in late September, Knott shipped for England aboard the SS Victoria, arriving October 18, 1918, just as the war was nearing an end. He returned to Canada in late November, and was demobilized on December 27, 1918.

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Gnr. Gordon Knott’s service record (Serv/Reg# 338578) can be viewed/downloaded in pdf format through Library and Archives Canada.