| Surname: | Knight |
| Initials: | P |
| Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Army Number: | P/11593 |
| Notes: | MFP. Awarded the 1915 Star, Victory and War Medals. First served abroad (2a) Balkans, amended to (2b) Gallipoli, 23/9/1915 to 8/3/1916 and (4) Mesopotamia, 9/8/1916. 21/6/1915 enlisted as a Pte. 6 Royal Lancaster Regt. No. 18944, age 28.1 years, occupation porter, born Pipe Cum Lyde, Herefordshire, address: 5 Shellmerdine Street, Rochdale, Lancashire, 27/9/1916 attached to MFP, Basra, 1/5/1917 transferred to MFP, 29/11/1919 to class Z reserve. Served Home 21/6/1915 to 22/9/1915, Med Exp Force 23/9/1915 to 8/4/1916, Mesopotamia 9/4/1916 to 16/9/1919, en route 17/4/1919 to 31/10/1919, Home 1/11/1919 to 29/11/1919 to class Z reserve. Letter in his Army Record: 15/3/1918 from Paymaster, Woking to O i/c Records, Aldershot. Ref. P/11593, L/Cpl Knight, P, MFP. Dependants allowance being paid for Mrs E A Burke, (unmarried wife and two children at the rate of £1-03-00 per week please. Address: 24 Sand Street, Rochdale Road, Manchester and 15 Nicholson Street, Rochdale Road, Manchester. Percival Knight. |