WORLD WAR I
Bingham War Memorial
Service Record
| H/37949 D/33645 |
Private Wilfred Arthur Knight | 13th Hussars Corps of Dragoons (1st Dragoon Guards) King’s Dragoon Guards |
born 1898 |
| Medal roll/card | Awarded British Medal. Stamped “Service IND GS AFGN NWFF 1919 (Roll 14761-22)”; i.e. India/ Afghanistan/ North West Frontier No service/pension records exist on Ancestry |
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| AVL Roll of Honour |
AVL address: Hall farm, Long Acre East RoH: served in India |
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Family history etc
| Private Wilfred Arthur Knight | |||
| 1898 FREEBMD | Arthur Wilfred Born Epperstone JUL –SEP | ||
| Census 1901 | Living in Main St, Epperstone with: Father: Walter Knight, b. 1872 Epperstone Mother Sarah A (neé Sims): b. 1872 Newark Siblings: Margaret, b. 1896 in Epperstone Walter Francis, b 1896 in Epperstone And Boarder: Frederick Wheatcroft, b. 1879 Bingham |
General agricultural labourer House Painter |
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| 1905 Free BMD |
Sarah Ann Knight died APR – JUN 1905 Epperstone | ||
| 1906 Free BMD |
Martha Susan Hurt married Walter Knight Sep 1906 | ||
| Census 1911 | Living on Long Acre [East] with: Father: Walter Step-Mother: Martha, b. 1873 in Epperstone Siblings: Margaret Frank Half Sister: Edith, b.1908 Bingham And John Herbert Shepperson, b. 1892 Bingham |
Farmer Helpmate Farm servant |
Frank served in Royal Army Veterinary Corps |
| 1918 AVL | Wilfred Arthur Knight Hall Farm Long Acre East |
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| Electoral Roll | 1918 Hall Farm with brother Walter Francis, although still
marked “a” (AVL) 1921- 1931 Hall Farm: Walter, Martha, Wilfred, Frank and Edith |
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| 1939 register | Hall Farm, Long Acre East: Walter Knight, b. 26 Aug 1871, married Martha S Knight, b. 21 Dec 1871, married Arthur W Knight, b. 9 June 1898 John Edwin Knight, b. 7 Sept 1911, single Anne Hurt, b. 20 April 1867, single |
Farmer Unpaid domestic duties Farmer assisting father Farmer assisting father Unpaid domestic duties |
Child of second marriage Martha’s mother |
| Wilfred was a member of the Bingham branch of The Royal British Legion. | |||
| 1941 | Trades directory list Walter as farmer Long Acre. | ||
| 1941 |
Father Walter died leaving £769 19s 7d, executors: Martha Susan (widow), Francis Walter, Arthur Wilfred (farmers). | ||