Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Highgate Cemetery | ||
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.127 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 1A GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Youngest son of Col. William Wallingford Knollys and Sophia Elizabeth Tuckfield Knollys (nee Goldsworthy).Education & Career :
BORDEN GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) |
"Mike: The City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) was originally formed in 1900 for service in the Anglo - Boer War as the 20th Battalion, Imperial Yeomanry. The battalion's nickname of ""Rough Riders"" derived from the American cavalry regiment of that name. In 1901 another Battalion, the 22nd Rough Riders, was formed from the 20th. The 20th Battalion was disbanded in 1901. Approval having been granted in July of that year for a Corps of yeomanry in London to be raised, the 1st County City of London Imperial Yeomanry (Rough Riders) was raised from veterans of the war, being renamed the 1st City of London Imperial Yeomanry (Rough Riders) in April 1902, Regimental Headquarters was at the Guildhall, later at Finsbury Square. The regiment was renamed retitled as the 1st City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) when the Territorial Force was formed in 1908. At the outbreak of WWI the regiment consisted of four squadrons attached to the London Mounted Brigade. Two duplicate units were raised, the 2/1st in 1914 & and the 3/1st in 1915. The original 1st (now the 1st/1st) City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders) served as did other yeomanry units, as dismounted infantry in Gallipoli, suffering heavy casualties. Evacuated to Egypt it was in Salonika in 1916, back in Egypt in 1917, advancing into Palestine that year. In 1918, it formed "E" Battalion of the Machine Gun Corps & served on the Western Front. " |
| Action : Gallipoli |
The Gallipoli Campaign was fought on the Gallipoli peninsula 25th April 1915 to 9th January 1916. in a failed attempt to defeat Turkey by seizing the Dardanelles and capturing Istanbul. Ill-conceived and planned, the initial effort by the Royal Navy failed to force passage through the Dardanelles by sea power alone. It was then realised that a land force was needed to support the project by suppressing the Turkish mobile artillery batteries. By the time all was ready the Turks were well aware and well prepared. Despite amazing heroics on the day of the landings only minor beachheads were achieved and over the succeeding 8 months little progress was made. Eventually the beachheads were evacuated in a series of successful ruses.
Despite Gallipoli rightly becoming a national source of pride to Australians and New Zealanders, far more British casualties were sustained, and these days the substantial French contribution is almost forgotten.
Detail :
Knollys was wounded at Gallipoli and returned home, but succumbed to his wounds, and was buried in Highgate Cemetery. Appears in The Illustrated London News Roll of Honour dated 9 Oct 1915.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lodge of Friendship No. 6 E.C. | London |
| Joined : | Methuen No. 631 E.C. | Buckinghamshire |
| Joined : | Waterloo No. 3475 E.C. | London |
| Joined : | Buckinghamshire Masters No. 3305 E.C. | Buckinghamshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
14th February 1907 | 13th June 1907 | 13th February 1908 |
Past Master, Past Grand Steward
Address 3 Whitehall Court Age at initiation 22. Recorded in the lodge as 'killed in action'. This does not exactly match with the only KNOLLYS in CWGC record. He was also a joining member of METHUEN LODGE no 631, Taplow. They confirm date of death as 24/9/1915. Also a founder of WATERLOO Lodge No 3475 Oct 1910 Joined BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MASTER'S LODGE No 3305, Aylesbury 14/11/1911.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley