Commemorated:

1. Memorial:Highgate Cemetery
2. Book:The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918Pg.127
3. Memorial:The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour1A GQS
    

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Family :

Youngest son of Col. William Wallingford Knollys and Sophia Elizabeth Tuckfield Knollys (nee Goldsworthy).

Education & Career :

BORDEN GRAMMAR SCHOOL

Service Life:

Campaigns:

Unit / Ship / Est.: City of London Yeomanry  

"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 n 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, sufferng 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.

City of London Yeomanry (Rough Riders)

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 :

TypeLodge 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.


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