Eric Oswald Mowbray Knight (1897 - 1943)

Born 10 Apr 1897 in Menston, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England

Died 15 Jan 1943 at age 45 in Suriname

Eric Knight is Notable.

Biography

Eric Knight was born in England in 1897, the son of Frederic Harrison Knight and Marion Hilda (Creasser). He is best known for writing, "Lassie, Come Home". He married Dorothy Caroline Noyes Hall in 1917, and secondly Jere Brylawski in 1932. Serving in both World Wars, Eric Mowbray Knight was killed in a plane crash while serving in the United States Army Special Services in 1943.

Bibliography

• Song On Your Bugles, (1936)
• You Play The Black And The Red Comes Up, (written as: Richard Hallas) (1940)
• Now Pray We For Our Country, (1940)
• Sam Small Flies Again, (also titled: The Flying Yorkshireman) (1942)
• This Above All, (1942)
• Lassie Come-Home, (1943)
• Portrait Of A Flying Yorkshireman, (edited by Paul Rotha) (1952)

Sources

• Wikipedia
• Good Reads
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 December 2018), memorial page for Eric Oswald Mowbray Knight (10 Apr 1897–14 Jan 1943), Find A Grave Memorial no. 6821182, citing Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6821182/eric-oswald_mowbray-knight