Description: Alfred Joseph Knight VC MBE was born in Edgbaston, Birmingham, 24 August 1888. He was awarded his Victoria Cross whilst serving as second lieutenant in the 2/8th (City of London) Bn of the The London Regiment (Post Office Rifles), in the First World War and won the award for services in Belgium, 20 September 1917. On 20 September at Alberta Section, Ypres, Belgium, when his platoon came under very heavy fire from an enemy machine-gun, Knight rushed through the British barrage and captured the gun single-handed. He performed several other acts of conspicuous bravery single-handed, all under heavy machine-gun and rifle fire and without regard to personal safety. All the platoon officers of the company had become casualties before the first objective was reached, and this NCO took command not only of all the men of his own platoon but of the platoons without officers and his energy in consolidating and reorganising was untiring. His family home was in Nottingham sometime around the war years where he worked at Nottingham Post Office. He died 4 December 1960, aged 71, in Birmingham and his grave is in Oscott College Road Cemetery, Sutton Coldfield. His VC medal is held at the National Post Office Archives, London. This picture shows the Mayor of Nottingham, J G Small presenting Knight with a sliver tea service. Present are (back row L-R) Mrs Knight (his wife), Mrs Small (Mayoress), Sergt A J Knight, Calvin M Hitch (American Consul), Mayor J G Small, W J Board (town clerk), and ?. Front Row:- Monsgn. Dunn (Bishop of Nottingham), Col Formby, H Offiler (Sheriff), Sir John McCraith.