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Auction: 21003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 188

(x) Three: Corporal W. Knight, Devonshire Regiment

India General Service 1895-1908, 2 clasps, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (3351 Pte W. H. Knight 1st Bn Devon Regt); Queen's South Africa 1899-1902, 3 clasps, Elandslaagte, Defence of Ladysmith, Belfast (3357 Corpl: W. H. Knigh. Devon: Regt); King's South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 (3357 Corpl: W. Knight. Devon: Regt), post loose on first and third, contact wear and edge bruising overall, nearly very fine (3)

William Henry Knight was born at Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. Enlisting on 10 November 1891 with the Devonshire Regiment, having previously worked as a Blacksmith. Posted to India on 17 December 1892 he joined 1st Battalion and served during the North West Frontier disturbances and the Tirah Expeditionary Force, being promoted Lance Corporal on 12 September 1898. Knight remained in the country until 20 September 1899 when he and his Battalion were posted to South Africa. With the Second Boer War drawing to a close he returned to India, joining 2nd Battalion and remaining there for another two years from 19 January 1902-23 January 1904. Finally returning to Britain after over a decade he remained there from 14 January 1904, being posted to the Regimental Depot and reverting to Private on 9 January 1905. Posted again with 2nd Battalion, first briefly to Crete from 8 January-26 July 1909 then Malta where he remained for the next two years from 27 July 1909-14 January 1912. On from Malta to Egypt from 18 January 1912-30 September 1912 he returned home again and served attached 3rd Battalion from 1 October until 8 November 1912 when he was discharged at Gosport. He went on to live at Mythe Bridge Cottage, Gloucestershire

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