Henry James Knight

Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox military person Henry James Knight VC (Born James Huntley Knight,<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> 5 November 1878 – 24 November 1955) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

Details

Born James Huntley Knight in Yeovil, Somerset he was 21 years old, and a corporal in the 1st Battalion, The King's (Liverpool) Regiment, British Army during the Second Boer War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC. The full citation was published in the London Gazette of 4 January 1901 and reads:<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref>

Knight stayed in South Africa until after the war ended in June 1902, returning home on the SS Carisbrook Castle which arrived in Southampton in early December that year.<ref>Template:Cite newspaper The Times</ref>

Further information

He later served in the First World War, receiving a commission as a temporary lieutenant in the 20th (Service) Battalion (5th City), Manchester Regiment in January 1915.<ref>Template:London Gazette</ref> He later achieved the rank of captain.

He died in November 1955, at the age of 77.

His VC is displayed at the Museum of the King's Regiment, Liverpool, England.

References

• Monuments to Courage (David Harvey, 1999)
• The Register of the Victoria Cross (This England, 1997)
• Victoria Crosses of the Anglo-Boer War (Ian Uys, 2000)

External links

• Location of grave and VC medal (Dorset)
• angloboerwar.com
• Medal - National Museum of Liverpool
• Men who went from football field to the battlefield remembered by village (Dorset Echo - 6 November 2019)
• A humble war hero and VC holder (Sidmouth Herald - 29 March 2015)
• Photograph of Grave - St Andrews's Church, Milborne St Andrew

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