Edward Knight's Family

Lionel Charles Edward Knight. [4]
Born November 13th 1872.
Educated at Haileybury and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.
2nd Lieutenant, Royal East Kent Regiment (the Buffs) March 7th 1895.
Lieutenant, April 7th 1897.
Captain, March 11th 1900.
Retired, February 26th 1913.
Served in the South African war 1899–1902. Special Service Officer for Mounted Infantry.
Queen's medal with three bars, King's medal with two bars.
Served at Aden, during operations in the interior, 1903–1904.
On the outbreak of war in 1914 he was attached to the 5th Battalion the Buffs, with the rank of Major, dated March 8th 1913.
Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General on the Headquarters Staff.
Embarkation: August 5th 1914.
Brevet Lieut-Colonel, June 3rd 1918.
Retired, 1919.
Succeeded at Chawton on the death of his uncle, Montagu George Knight, in 1914.
County Magistrate 1916, sat on the Alton Petty Sessional Bench – of which he was later appointed Chairman.
President and Chairman of the Alton Constitutional and Conservative Club. Was later presented with the Association of Service Clubs' distinguished Service Medal.
President of Chawton Football Club.
President of Chawton Cricket Club.
President of the North East Hants Agricultural Association in 1919, 1920 and 1926.
Chairman of the Commissioners for Taxes for the North division of Alton.
Member of the Committee of the Inwood Cottage Hospital.
Governor of Eggar's Grammar School Alton and Chairman of the School Managers.
Chairman of the Alton and District Boy Scouts Association.
A great sportsman, his favourite sport being shooting. Did not ride to hounds, but was a member of the Hampshire Hunt, frequent meets taking place at Chawton House.
Treasure of the Parochial Church Council.
Trustee of the Village Hall.
Rector's Warden since 1915, reading the lessons in Chawton Church each Sunday.
He married, July 2nd 1907, Dorothy Mary, eldest daughter of Col. Herbert George Deedes, King's Royal Rifle Corps; of Saltwood Castle.
Lionel Charles Edward Knight died in 1931, having had issue:
Lionel Charles Edward Knight

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