244314 Pte. George Knagg British Army 7th Btn. King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment from:67 Pearson Street, Harpurhey, Manchester (d.17th September 1915) George Knagg was born on 28th March 1880 at Collyhurst in Manchester. His
occupation was a cotton dyer at Murray's Mill in Ancoats, Manchester.
George married Emma Louisa Sapseid on 28th May 1903. By 1913 there were six children, the youngest was only 20 months old at the date of George's death.
His widow never remarried, dying in 1967 at the age of 86. Apparently, she remained fiercely loyal to his memory and liked to be known as "Mrs George Knagg".
A younger brother was killed on the Somme in 1916 and George's brother-in-law was lost in 1918. Another brother, in the RAMC survived and was awarded the DCM in January 1916 for conspicuous gallantry.
One cousin survived, but came home badly burnt and as an amputee. Another brother-in-law also survived, but had been subjected to a gas attack and lived as a semi-invalid, dying in 1926. I think of them all often.
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