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    Arthur George Knight

    English-Canadian soldier

    Arthur George KnightVC (26 June – 3 September ) was an English-Canadian soldier.

    Knight was a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Knight was one of seven Canadian to be awarded the Victoria Cross for their actions on one single day, 2 September , for actions across the 30&#;km long Drocourt-Quéant Line near Arras, France.

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    The other six recipients were Bellenden Hutcheson, William Henry Metcalf, Claude Joseph Patrick Nunney, Cyrus Wesley Peck, Walter Leigh Rayfield and John Francis Young.

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    Knight emigrated from England to Canada in and enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in December at Regina, Saskatchewan.

    In November , Knight was awarded the Croix de Guerre by his Majesty Leopold III, King of the Belgians, for his actions. Knight was 32 years old, and an acting sergeant in the 10th Battalion, CEF durin