LEST WE FORGET 195 KNIGHT, David H. WWII David was born in Durban, Manitoba on February 21, 1913. He flew on Lancaster bombers while serving in the Royal Canadian Air Force with 550 Squadron and 100 Squadron. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Star of Europe, the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal, and the 1939-1945 Star. David was a Charter Member of The Royal Canadian Legion Henderson Hwy Branch 215, as well as a founding member in 1947. He held the positions of President in 1965 and from 1967 to 1974 and received his 60-year Medal in 2007 on the 60th Anniversary of The Legion Branch. He passed away on January 7, 2009, at the age of 95. KOSKI, Charles W. WWII Charles was born in Whitewood, Saskatchewan, in 1922. He joined the Lorne Scots Regiment in Winnipeg in January 1943, serving in Canada, Italy and Germany. He was wounded in Italy in December 1944. Charles passed away in 1988. KNOWLES, Reginald Marshall WWI Lieutenant Reginald Marshall Knowles served with the 7th Battalion of Canadian Engineers. He was born on March 7, 1888, in West Flamborough in Wentworth County, Ontario. He was the son of Margaret Knowles (his service record does not give information about his father). Reginald was working as an accountant when he enlisted in Dundas, Ontario on January 31, 1916. Prior to enlistment, he spent considerable time in Saskatchewan as a member of the 105th Battalion Saskatoon Fusiliers. His name appears on the Conquest World War I Honour Roll.When he departed for overseas, he and his wife were living in Dundas; she later moved to Saskatoon. He left Canada aboard the Olympia on August 11, 1916 and arrived in England on August 30. By March 10, 1917, he was in France with the 129th Battalion. Reginald Marshall Knowles was killed instantly by a bomb dropped from an enemy aircraft on August 9, 1918. His death occurred during the Battle of Amiens in the village of Beaucourt-en-Santerre. He is buried in the Hourges Orchard Cemetery that was created in August 1918 as a burial place for 144 soldiers killed in action nearby. In that number are 121 Canadians, including Lieutenant Reginald Marshall Knowles.
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