Maurice Astley Knatchbull-Hugessen
Person details
| Forename(s) | Maurice Astley |
|---|---|
| Surname | Knatchbull-Hugessen |
| Rank | Lieutenant |
| Regiment | Grenadier Guards |
| Age | 28 |
| Death | Killed in action |
| Place of Death | Contalmaison, France |
| Date of Death | 25/09/1916 |
| Year of Entry | 1901 |
| House Letter | A |
| School Notes | |
| Comments |
Obituary in Radleian of 28/10/1916 http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Kent/Pluckley.html |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-record... |
| Unit | 2nd Battalion |
| Prefect | Prefect |
| Military Decorations | [MC] Military Cross; mentioned in despatches |
| Album Number | 4 |
| Battle | Battle of the Somme |
| Previous Regiment | The Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) |
| Additional Notes | Added to Imperial War Museum 'Faces of World War One' project and Radley College War Memorial Flickr website on 11 March 2013 http://www.flickr.com/photos/radley_college_war_memorial/ |
| Burial or Cemetery | CITADEL NEW MILITARY CEMETERY, FRICOURT, Somme, France. II. C. 2. |
| Place of Birth | West Grinstead, Sussex |
| Post School | Balliol College, Oxford; Mining in South Africa 1910-14 |
| Shields in Hall |
