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John Lloyd “Jack” Knight

Birth	:	4 Aug 1919 Lethbridge, Lethbridge Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Death	:	2 Sep 2013 Lethbridge, Lethbridge Census Division, Alberta, Canada
Burial	:	Archmount Cemetery, Lethbridge, Lethbridge Census Division, Canada
Coordinate	:	49.7057900, -112.9017500
Plot	:	Garden of Devotion
Inscription	:	"Honouring One Who, Daring To Die, Lived." JOHN LLOYD "JACK" KNIGHT, 2 - 2 Aug. 24, 1919 - Sept. 2, 2013 Silver Star Bronze Star Congressional Gold Medal Loved and Respected [First Special Serv
Description	:	MR. JOHN LLOYD (JACK) KNIGHT, passed away on Monday, September 2, 2013 at the tender age of 94 years. Jack Knight was born in Lethbridge, Alberta to Agnes and Joseph Knight on August 24th 1919, the second child of a family of eight. The family was raised in Woolford, Alberta. Mar 15 1941 Jack married Laura, prior to enlisting in the Canadian Army. Predeceased by three siblings in childhood; his older sister Margaret, younger sister Laura, and younger brother Billy. Later in life his brothers Kenneth and Ronald, both of whom served in the Second World War. Also predeceased by his... Read More	MR. JOHN LLOYD (JACK) KNIGHT, passed away on Monday, September 2, 2013 at the tender age of 94 years. Jack Knight was born in Lethbridge, Alberta to Agnes and Joseph Knight on August 24th 1919, the second child of a family of eight. The family was raised in Woolford, Alberta. Mar 15 1941 Jack married Laura, prior to enlisting in the Canadian Army. Predeceased by three siblings in childhood; his older sister Margaret, younger sister Laura, and younger brother Billy. Later in life his brothers Kenneth and Ronald, both of whom served in the Second World War. Also predeceased by his infant son, John Arthur; his wife Laura in 1975; by two grandsons: Lloyd Van Egmond & Travis Bourassa. In 1975 Jack married Kay (Kathleen) Pierson and became step-father to [four children]. Kay passed away in 2008. In the spring of 1942, Jack volunteered and was accepted into the ranks of the First Special Service force. This elite force was the first ever of the North American Special Forces and Special Operations. Their battle honours have been passed to current Special Forces and Special Operations: JTF2 in Canada and to groups such as Delta Force and Seal Team 6 in the U.S. He was one of the few original members of the First Special Service Force to survive WWII. This top secret battalion trained at the remote Camp William Henry Harrison in Helena, Montana. While a member of the First Special Service Force, he held a number of field commands. At the time of his discharge from the Canadian army, he held the rank of Staff Sergeant. He saw duty in the Aleutian Islands, North Africa, South Italy, Mt. La Defensa, the Anzio Beachhead, and the South France Airborne Task Force Invasion. The men of the First Special Service Force were the first Allied troops to enter Rome and are widely credited with the liberation of this city. He later attended Sandhurst Royal Military Academy. He was awarded nine Military Service Medals, as well as the American Army's Infantryman Badge, the Bronze Star and the Silver Star, the latter for gallantry in action. The latest recognition came this summer, 2013, when the American Congress awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor to the First Special Service Force. Jack's life was Celebrated at CORNERSTONE FUNERAL HOME - 2800 Mayor Magrath Drive South, Lethbridge, AB, on Saturday, September 7, 2013. Interment followed at Archmount Cemetery.

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John Lloyd “Jack” Knight's memorial is located at: Archmount Cemetery, Lethbridge, Lethbridge Census Division, Canada.
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John Lloyd “Jack” Knight death on 2 Sep 2013 in Lethbridge, Lethbridge Census Division, Alberta, Canada
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Latitude: 49.7057900
Longitude: -112.9017500

Family Members:

Parent

Joseph Edwin Knight

(1883 - 1968)

Agnes Olive Knight

(1891 - 1993)

Spouse

Laura May Pitcher Knight

(1919 - 1975)

Kathleen Ann Poyda Pierson

(1934 - 2008)

Siblings

Ronald James Knight

(1921 - 2002)

Children

John Arthur Knight

(1947 - 1947)

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