KNIGHT Ernest Richard

  • First Name(s):
    Ernest 
    Richard 
  • Surname:
    KNIGHT
  • Service Number:
    325714
  • Rank:

    Lance Corporal

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Cavalry
  • Regiment:
    1st/1st Queen's Own Worcestershire Hussars (Worcester Yeomanry)
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    13th December 1918
  • Age At Death:
    26
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Alexandria (Hadra) War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt, Grave H. 39.
  • Place of Birth:
    Hartlebury, Kidderminster
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of George and Ann Maria Higley, of Bishops Wood, Stourport

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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.

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