| Knight | Wyndham Charles | | Captain | KNIGHT, WYNDHAM CHARLES, Brevet Major, was born 30 November 1863, son of Captain William Brodnax Knight, late Queen's Bays, and grandson of Edward Knight, of Chawton, Hampshire. He was educated at Cheltenham College and Sandhurst, and was gazetted to the Worcestershire Regiment, as Lieutenant, 25 August 1883, and became Lieutenant, Indian Staff Corps, 29 April 1885, and Captain, Indian Staff Corps, 25 August 1894. He served on the North-West Frontier of India, 1897-98 (Mohmand), as Section Commandant (September to 5 October 1897). He was mentioned in Despatches [London Gazette, 11 January 1898]; received the Medal with clasp. He served at Tirah, 1897-98, on the Staff; took part in the action of Dargai; at the capture of the Sampagha and Arhanga Passes; during the operations at and around Dwatoi, and action of 24 November 1897 (Despatches [London Gazette, 5 April, 1898]; clasp). He served in the South African War, 1900-2, as Special Service Officer; afterwards on Staff; took part in the Relief of Kimberley; in the Orange Free State, February to May 1900, including operations at Paardeberg (17 to 26 February); actions at Poplar Grove and Driefontein; in Orange River Colony, May to 29 November 1900, including actions at Wittebergen (1 to 29 July); in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony 30 November 1900 to 31 May 1902 (Despatches [London Gazette, 16 April 1901 and 29 July 1902]; Queen's Medal with five clasps, and King's Medal with two clasps). He was given the Brevet of Major 29 November 1900, and was created a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order [London Gazette, 31 October 1902]: "Wyndham Charles Knight, Captain and Brevet Major, Indian Staff Corps. In recognition of services during the operations in South Africa". He was promoted to Major, Indian Army, 25 August 1901; was DAAG, Allahabad District, India, from 31 May 1904 to 1908; Lieutenant Colonel 25 August 1909; was Commandant, 4th Indian Cavalry, 1910-12; was ADC to the King from 19 March 1912 to 30 December 1917, and was given the Brevet of Colonel 19 March 1912; was GSO1, Headquarters, India, from 22 July 1912. He commanded the Bombay Brigade, and was Embarkation Commandant from 10 December 1915 to 1917, and was promoted to Major General 1 January 1917; created a CB in 1916; a CSI, in 1917, and a KCIE in 1919. Sir Wyndham Knight married, 23 June, 1896, Harriet Monica, daughter of Francis Johnstone, and they had two sons: Austen Bertram and Christopher Wyndham.
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