Name: Arthur Gerald "Gerry" Knight Country: England Rank: Captain Service: Royal Flying Corps Squadrons: 4, 24, 29 Victories: 8 Born: 30 July 1895 Place of Birth: Bedford Died: 20 December 1916 Place of Death: Monchy au Bois Notes On 28 October 1916, Knight and Alfred McKay were on patrol over the Somme when they were attacked by Oswald Boelcke. In the ensuing battle, Boelcke was killed when his Albatros collided with that of Erwin B÷hme. Two months later, Knight was killed when his D.H.2 was shot down by an Albatros D.II flown by Manfred von Richthofen. Knight was the Red Baron's 13th victim. Military Cross (MC) "For conspicuous skill and gallantry. He has shown great pluck in fights with enemy machines, and has accounted for several. On one occasion, when a hostile machine was interfering with a reconnaissance, he attacked at very close range, and brought down the machine in flames." MC citation, London Gazette, 14 November 1916 Distinguished Service Order (DSO) "For conspicuous gallantry in action. He led 4 machines against 18 hostile machines. Choosing a good moment for attack, he drove down 5 of them and dispersed the remainder. He has shown the utmost dash and judgement as a leader of offensive patrols." DSO citation, London Gazette, 11 December 1916 Aces ╖ Aircraft ╖ Books ╖ Chat ╖ Forum ╖ Guests ╖ Links ╖ Medals ╖ News ╖ Search ╖ Vote Copyright ⌐ 1997,1998 The Aerodrome Page revised on 18 Nov 1997