- ErnestRichard
- KNIGHT
- 325714
Lance Corporal
- WW1
- Army
- Cavalry
- 1st/1st Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry)
- None
- 13th December 1918
- 26
- Unknown
- Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt, Grave H. 39.
- Hartlebury, Kidderminster
- Unknown
Son of George and Ann Maria Higley, of Bishops Wood, Stourport
KNIGHT Ernest Richard Is Named On These Memorials
Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above
Hartlebury St James the Apostle Churchyard with the additional information: Trooper.
Further Information About KNIGHT Ernest Richard
E.R. Knight 1st/1st Worcester Yeomanry, 1st Draft, embarked at Devonport 23rd October 1915 for service with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, disembarked at Mudros 6th November 1915, disembarked at Alexandria, Egypt on 30th November 1915. Died 13th December 1918.
Source for additional information: The Yeomanry Cavalry of Worcestershire 1914 – 1922.
The following information is courtesy of Bob Pooley:
Ernest Knight joined the Worcester City Police Force in November 1914. He left the force on 11th June 1915 when he enlisted in the army. He died of pneumonia in Alexandria 13th December 1918.