Edward Knight's Family
| |
|
Henry Lewkenor Knight [4] continued.
Staff Officer (Staff Captain) South Africa September 1st 1900 to December 25th 1900.
Adjutant, Volunteers May 17th 1901 to July 31st 1904.
Brigade Major, Western Command – April 16th 1912 to August 4th 1914.
Brigade Major, Home Forces and Mediterranean Expeditionary Force – August 5th 1914 to December 19th 1915.
General Staff Officer, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force – December 30th 1915 to June 15th 1917.
Brigade Commander, Salonika (Temp. Brigadier) July 16th 1917 to August 24th 1917.
Brigadier General (Staff) Salonika – August 25th 1917 to February 24th 1919.
Brigade Commander, India (Temp. Commandant) October 1st 1923 to September 30th 1927.
Service in World War 1914–1921 in Europe, Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria, Turkey and the Aegean Islands – December 29th 1915 to November 11th 1918. (In Gallipoli – May 3rd 1915 to December 24th 1915.)
Seven times mentioned in despatches: September 10th 1901, September 25th 1916, December 6th 1916, July 21st 1917, June 11th 1918, January 30th 1919 and June 5th 1919.
Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (C.M.G.) 1918.
Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) 1917.
Queen's Medal for South Africa, with five bars.
1914–1915 Star. British War Medal. Victory Medal.
Order of the Redeemer (Greece) 3rd Class.
Greek Military Cross. Greek Medal for Military Merit, 2nd Class.
[33]