ARTHUR EDWARD KNIGHTS

Born: 1880, Bungay, Suffolk.

Died: 11th December 1899; age: 19; KiA at Surprise Hill, Ladysmith, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.

Rank: Private; Service Number: 5922.

Regiment: The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort’s Own), 2nd Battalion.

Clasp Awarded: Defence of Ladysmith.

CENSUS

1881   Wharton Street, Holy Trinity, Bungay, Suffolk.

Arthur was a year old and living with his parents.

Henry Knights, 22, an Agricultural Labourer, born Bungay.

Eliza Knights (nee Redgrave), 23, born Bungay.

1891   Turnstile Lane, Holy Trinity, Bungay, Suffolk.

Arthur was 11 years old and living with his widowed, maternal grandmother & uncle.

Eliza Barber (nee Redgrave), 50, a Sick Nurse, born Bungay.

Isaac William Barber, 19, a Bricklayer’s Labourer, born Bungay.

The Boer War.