branch commands placeofburial_coordinates death_place death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards birth_date placeofburial nickname rank article_title name
british army `` b '' flight , no. 29 squadron 50 , title 10 31 n 2 43 17 e inline monchy-au-bois , france 20 december 1916 bedford , bedfordshire , england united kingdom no. 29 squadron rfc 4 squadron rfc no. 24 squadron rfc no. distinguished service order military cross 30 july 1895 douchy-lès-ayette british cemetery , pas de calais , france gerry , jerry captain arthur gerald knight
 arthur gerald knight
arthur gerald knight

captain arthur gerald knight -lrb- 30 july 1895 -- 20 december 1916 -rrb- was a british-born canadian world war i flying ace credited with eight aerial victories .
he was under attack by oswald boelcke and erwin böhme when they collided , causing boelcke 's death .
two months later , knight would fall under the guns of manfred von richthofen , who had also been in the dogfight when boelcke was killed .
