Name
George Sidney Knight
1888
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
31/05/1916
27
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Stoker 1st Class
SS/105846
Royal Navy
(RFR/CH/B/9050). H.M.S. "Black Prince."
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Searched but not found
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL
17.
United Kingdom
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Rickmansworth UDC Memorial, St Mary’s Church Roll of Honour, Rickmansworth
Pre War
George Knight was born in 1888 in Islington, London, the son of Frederick and Sarah Knight.
The 1891 census shows the family living at Bride Street, Islington where Frederick worked as a pianoforte maker. In 1901 they were living at Dunstan Road, Shoreditch.
George enlisted in the Royal Navy on 25th Sep 1907 and first served on the Acheron. He served for 5 years until 1912
In 1913 he married Daisy Florence Sewell in Islington. A daughter, Florence Maud, was baptised at St Jude, Islington on 21 February 1915. At this time they were living at 42 Stanley Road, Islington and his occupation was Stoker R.N. His wife, Daisy was later living at 36 Church Street, Rickmansworth where George apparently worked as a chair maker. The address given for relatives to be notified after his death was 48 Sydney Villa, Waterside, Kings Langley, Herts.
Wartime Service
George re-enlisted on 2 August 1914.
He was initially on the Pembroke II and in October that year transferred to the Black Prince, an armoured cruiser which was sunk at the Battle of Jutland with the loss of all 857 men. His body was not recovered for burial. The Battle of Jutland, the largest naval battle of the war, took place from 31 May to 1 June 1916. Fourteen British and eleven German ships sank with a total of 9823 casualties. The result was indecisive, with both sides claiming victory.
Acknowledgments
Pat Hamilton
Malcolm Lennox
