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			{{Infobox person
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			\| name = Wyndham Charles Knight
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			\| birth_date = {{birth date\|df=yes\|1863\|11\|30}}
			\| birth_place = Pembrokeshire, Knight, England
			\| death_date = {{death date and age\|df=yes\|1942\|6\|10\|1863\|11\|30}}
			\| death_place = [[Pamber]], [[Hampshire]], England
			\| education = [[Cheltenham College]]
			\| occupation = [[general officer]]
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			* {{marriage\|Harriet Monica Johnston\|1896\|October 1927\|reason=d.}}
			* {{marriage\|Alice Harriet Margaret Johnstone\|1928}}
			* {{marriage\|Georgina Helen Pipon\|1938}}
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	Major-General '''Sir Wyndham Charles Knight''' [[Order of the Indian Empire\|KCIE]] [[Order of the Bath\|CB]] [[Order of the Star of India\|CSI]] [[Distinguished Service Order\|DSO]] (30 November 1863 – 10 June 1942) was a British [[general officer]] who served in the British and Indian armies and saw active service in India, in the [[Second Boer War]], and in the [[First World War]].		Major-General '''Sir Wyndham Charles Knight''' [[Order of the Indian Empire\|KCIE]] [[Order of the Bath\|CB]] [[Order of the Star of India\|CSI]] [[Distinguished Service Order\|DSO]] (30 November 1863 – 10 June 1942) was a British [[general officer]] who served in the British and Indian armies and saw active service in India, in the [[Second Boer War]], and in the [[First World War]].

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Born in Pembrokeshire, Knight was a son of Captain William Brodnax Knight, late the [[Queen's Bays]], and Louisa Octavia Charlotte Knight, a grandson of [[Wyndham William Knight]],<ref name=www>~~”Knight~~, Maj.-Gen. Sir Wyndham (Charles), (30 Nov. ~~1863–10~~ June 1942)” in ''[[Who's Who (UK)\|Who Was Who 1941–1950]]'' (A. & C. Black, 1980 reprint) {{ISBN\|0-7136-2131-1}}</ref> and a descendant of [[Edward Austen Knight]], brother of the novelist [[Jane Austen]].<ref name=janeaustensfamily>[https://www.janeaustensfamily.co.uk/akin-to-jane/text/edward/022.html Wyndham Charles Knight, Sir], janeaustensfamily.co.uk, accessed 5 June 2022</ref>		Born in Pembrokeshire, Knight was a son of Captain William Brodnax Knight, late the [[Queen's Bays]], and Louisa Octavia Charlotte Knight, a grandson of [[Wyndham William Knight]],<ref name=www>"Knight, Maj.-Gen. Sir Wyndham (Charles), (30 Nov. 1863 – 10 June 1942)" in ''[[Who's Who (UK)\|Who Was Who 1941–1950]]'' (A. & C. Black, 1980 reprint) {{ISBN\|0-7136-2131-1}}</ref> and a descendant of [[Edward Austen Knight]], brother of the novelist [[Jane Austen]].<ref name=janeaustensfamily>[https://www.janeaustensfamily.co.uk/akin-to-jane/text/edward/022.html Wyndham Charles Knight, Sir], janeaustensfamily.co.uk, accessed 5 June 2022</ref>

	He was educated at [[Cheltenham College]].<ref name=janeaustensfamily/>		He was educated at [[Cheltenham College]].<ref name=janeaustensfamily/>
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	After leaving school, Knight trained for a career as a regular soldier at the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], graduating from there in 1883 and receiving his first commission into the [[Worcestershire Regiment]].<ref name=janeaustensfamily/><ref>''The Monthly Army List'', 1883, p. 323</ref> On 25 August 1883 he was appointed a Probationer in the [[Indian Staff Corps]].<ref>''Bulletins and Other State Intelligence'' Part 2 (1883), p. 742</ref>		After leaving school, Knight trained for a career as a regular soldier at the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], graduating from there in 1883 and receiving his first commission into the [[Worcestershire Regiment]].<ref name=janeaustensfamily/><ref>''The Monthly Army List'', 1883, p. 323</ref> On 25 August 1883 he was appointed a Probationer in the [[Indian Staff Corps]].<ref>''Bulletins and Other State Intelligence'' Part 2 (1883), p. 742</ref>

	In 1897 and 1898 Knight saw active service on the [[North-West Frontier Province\|North West Frontier]], in Mohmund and [[Tirah]], and fought in the [[Second Boer War]] from 1899 to 1902. He went on to command the [[Bombay Brigade]] of the [[6th Poona Divisional Area]] and from 1912 to 1917 was an [[aide-de-camp]] to [[George V\|King George V]].<ref>~~“Sir~~ WYNDHAM CHARLES Knight, K.C.I.E.” in ''Whitaker's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage'' (1921), p. 352</ref><ref name=janeaustensfamily/>		In 1897 and 1898 Knight saw active service on the [[North-West Frontier Province\|North West Frontier]], in Mohmund and [[Tirah]], and fought in the [[Second Boer War]] from 1899 to 1902. He went on to command the [[Bombay Brigade]] of the [[6th Poona Divisional Area]] and from 1912 to 1917 was an [[aide-de-camp]] to [[George V\|King George V]].<ref>"Sir WYNDHAM CHARLES Knight, K.C.I.E." in ''Whitaker's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage'' (1921), p. 352</ref><ref name=janeaustensfamily/>

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
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	With his first wife, Knight had two sons, Austen Bertram (1897–1976) and Christopher Wyndham (1899–1951), both of whom became soldiers.<ref name=JAF2/>		With his first wife, Knight had two sons, Austen Bertram (1897–1976) and Christopher Wyndham (1899–1951), both of whom became soldiers.<ref name=JAF2/>

	He died at [[Pamber]], [[Hampshire]], on 10 June 1942, leaving an estate valued at £15,289. His Executors were Christopher Wyndham Knight and [[Charles Lennard Chute]].<ref>~~“KNIGHT~~ sir Wyndham Charles KCIE CB CSI ~~DSO”~~ in ''Wills and Administrations (England and Wales) 1942'', p. 122</ref>		He died at [[Pamber]], [[Hampshire]], on 10 June 1942, leaving an estate valued at £15,289. His Executors were Christopher Wyndham Knight and [[Charles Lennard Chute]].<ref>"KNIGHT sir Wyndham Charles KCIE CB CSI DSO" in ''Wills and Administrations (England and Wales) 1942'', p. 122</ref>

	==Honours==		==Honours==
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	[[Category:People educated at Cheltenham College]]		[[Category:People educated at Cheltenham College]]
	[[Category:Worcestershire Regiment officers]]		[[Category:Worcestershire Regiment officers]]
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Major-General '''Sir Wyndham Charles Knight''' [[Order of the Indian Empire|KCIE]] [[Order of the Bath|CB]] [[Order of the Star of India|CSI]] [[Distinguished Service Order|DSO]] (30 November 1863 – 10 June 1942) was a British [[general officer]] who served in the British and Indian armies and saw active service in India, in the [[Second Boer War]], and in the [[First World War]].

==Early life==
Born in Pembrokeshire, Knight was a son of Captain William Brodnax Knight, late the [[Queen's Bays]], and Louisa Octavia Charlotte Knight, a grandson of [[Wyndham William Knight]],<ref name=www>”Knight, Maj.-Gen. Sir Wyndham (Charles), (30 Nov. 1863–10 June 1942)” in ''[[Who's Who (UK)|Who Was Who 1941–1950]]'' (A. & C. Black, 1980 reprint) {{ISBN|0-7136-2131-1}}</ref> and a descendant of [[Edward Austen Knight]], brother of the novelist [[Jane Austen]].<ref name=janeaustensfamily>[https://www.janeaustensfamily.co.uk/akin-to-jane/text/edward/022.html Wyndham Charles Knight, Sir], janeaustensfamily.co.uk, accessed 5 June 2022</ref>

He was educated at [[Cheltenham College]].<ref name=janeaustensfamily/>

==Career==
After leaving school, Knight trained for a career as a regular soldier at the [[Royal Military College, Sandhurst]], graduating from there in 1883 and receiving his first commission into the [[Worcestershire Regiment]].<ref name=janeaustensfamily/><ref>''The Monthly Army List'', 1883, p. 323</ref> On 25 August 1883 he was appointed a Probationer in the [[Indian Staff Corps]].<ref>''Bulletins and Other State Intelligence'' Part 2 (1883), p. 742</ref>

In 1897 and 1898 Knight saw active service on the [[North-West Frontier Province|North West Frontier]], in Mohmund and [[Tirah]], and fought in the [[Second Boer War]] from 1899 to 1902. He went on to command the [[Bombay Brigade]] of the [[6th Poona Divisional Area]] and from 1912 to 1917 was an [[aide-de-camp]] to [[George V|King George V]].<ref>“Sir WYNDHAM CHARLES Knight, K.C.I.E.” in ''Whitaker's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage and Companionage'' (1921), p. 352</ref><ref name=janeaustensfamily/>

==Personal life==
Knight married three times: firstly, in 1896, Harriet Monica Johnston, at Sevenoaks, Kent; she died in October 1927;<ref name=JAF2>[https://www.janeaustensfamily.co.uk/akin-to-jane/text/edward/024.html Wyndham Charles Knight (continued)], janeaustensfamily.co.uk, accessed 5 June 2022</ref> secondly, in 1928, Alice Harriet Margaret Johnstone, at [[St George Hanover Square]]; thirdly, in 1938, Georgina Helen Pipon.<ref name=www/>

With his first wife, Knight had two sons, Austen Bertram (1897–1976) and Christopher Wyndham (1899–1951), both of whom became soldiers.<ref name=JAF2/>

He died at [[Pamber]], [[Hampshire]], on 10 June 1942, leaving an estate valued at £15,289. His Executors were Christopher Wyndham Knight and [[Charles Lennard Chute]].<ref>“KNIGHT sir Wyndham Charles KCIE CB CSI DSO” in ''Wills and Administrations (England and Wales) 1942'', p. 122</ref>

==Honours==
* [[Distinguished Service Order]], 1902<ref name=www/>
* Companion of the [[Order of the Bath]], 1916<ref name=www/>
* Commander of the [[Order of the Star of India]], 1917<ref name=www/>
*Knight Commander of the [[Order of the Indian Empire]], 1919<ref name=www/>

==Notes==
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==External links==
*[https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/person/mp136823/sir-wyndham-charles-knight Sir Wyndham Charles Knight], [[National Portrait Gallery, London]]

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[[Category:British Army personnel of the Second Boer War]]
[[Category:Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]]
[[Category:British Army major generals]]
[[Category:Military personnel from Pembrokeshire]]
[[Category:British Army generals of World War I]]
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Ilushikpub: adjusted details per standard format and added references based on references

Bot at 17:25, 9 October 2022