Edward Knight's Family
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Charles Augustus Rice [3] continued.
His wife died February 13th 1912.
Portrait of Charles Augustus Rice.
Charles Augustus Rice
Adela Mary Margaretta Knight
Cecil Rice. [3]
[Cecil Rice's entry of eight pages is given in full on a separate page.]
'At nine years old my father was sent to join his brother Augustus at a preparatory school for the Army, St. Paul's, Shooter's Hill. In July 1846 he entered the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst – passing out in November 1848. On passing out he was awarded an extra Certificate and the Sword presented each year to the Cadet selected 'for general good conduct and progress in study' – but unfortunately in my father's year the Sword, for some reason, was not forthcoming and he was presented instead with four volumes of Milton's poems!
In January 1849 he was gazetted to the 80th Foot, but he never joined the Regiment – being later transferred to the 72nd Foot. On joining he was given six months leave 'in which to grow'. My father was in danger of never seeing the Crimea ...
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