207360 Sgt. Christopher James Knight British Army 5th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment Jim Knight was my Grandfather and he fought at Hohenzollern Redoubt, I was told as a young lad he should have been decorated for his bravery but due to the loss of all but one of the officers he was never awarded anything. I have in my possession a wonderful collection of his war service including photographs of reunion dinners, embroidery done when he was in the military hospital twice, once gassed then shrapnel wounds. All his life he kept in touch with his old comrades and November the 11th was always so special to him. I can remember him saying "they were only bains you know" and he said when he arrived to Barton station it was the most tragic day in his life, as all the mothers waiting wanting to know how their sons had died.
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