Name
Ernest Gilbert Knight
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
29/08/1918
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
517415
London Regiment (London Scottish)
14th (County of London) Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
QUEANT ROAD CEMETERY, BUISSY
I. C. 33.
France
Headstone Inscription
No Report
UK & Other Memorials
Harpenden Town Memorial
Pre War
Ernest Gilbert was born in the Winchester area, to Gilbert W Knight. Little information can be found on the family. Some records state he resided in Harpenden.
Wartime Service
Ernest enlisted in 1/14 County of London Regiment (London Scottish) as Private 517415. He went to France on 17 Jul 1918.
His Battalion was deployed in the Arras area during the Battle of the Scarpe (26 – 30 Aug 1918) and an attack on 29 Aug 1918 was severely hampered by overnight rain which made the ground slippery. During this attack Ernest was killed.
Additional Information
War Gratuity of £3 and arrears of £4 3s 2d was paid to his father.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Jonty Wild, Mary Skinner, Harpenden & District Local History Society (www.harpenden-history.org.uk)
