Son of Alfred Henry and Nellie Gertrude Knight, of Malvern. Born Uitenhage. A steam hammerman.
K.M. Jordan, Royal Durban Light Infantry WWII Roll of Honour ("working document", Aug 2026 draft; email to John & Bobby, 4 Sep 2026, marked "not 100% correct"): KNIGHT, Charles William (Son of Alfred & Nellie Knight, of Malvern, Natal.) 7214 Private Royal Durban Light Infantry Born Uitenhage; a steam hammerman with the SAR&H before enlistment; served with the 2nd Battalion RDLI in North Africa; killed in action when his night patrol was fired upon by 3 troop carriers & a tank while crossing a track from Bir El Siweiyat to Halfaya Pass. Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, Egypt. (Also, on the Royal Durban Light Infantry & the Durban Cenotaph WWII Memorials and on the SAR&H WWII ROH in the book “We Fought the Miles.”) 26/12/1941 27
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