Twenty-three members of The Regiment have been awarded the Victoria Cross. They are representative of all ranks and battalions, from Private soldier to Lieutenant Colonel – Regular, Territorial and Wartime.

CORPORAL HENRY JAMES KNIGHT VC
 

1st Battalion. King's (Liverpool) Regiment (No 1 Coy. 4th Mounted Infantry)
 

London Gazetted on 4th January, 1901.
 

Born on 5th November, 1878 at Yeovil, Somerset.
 

Died on 24th November, 1955 at Anderson, near Blandford, Dorset.
 

Memorial not known.   Cremated at Blandford Forum, Dorset

 

Digest of Citation reads:  
 

On 21st August 1900 near Van Wyk's Vlei, South Africa, Corporal Knight and four men were attacked by the enemy whilst, posted in some rocks, covering the right rear of the detachment of their company under Captain Ewart. Corporal Knight held his ground, ordered his men to retire, one by one, to seek better cover. He maintained his position for nearly an hour covering the withdrawal of a part of Captain Ewart's force, during which time he lost two of his four men. When he retired he took with him two wounded men. He left one of them in a place of safety whilst he carried the other for almost two miles. They were under continuous enemy fire at all times.  He later achieved the rank of Captain.