Richard had previously served with the R.A.M.C. for 21 years. He re-enlisted on 28th September 1915, he was 60 years old and was living at 30 Luay Street, Hulme, Manchester at the time. He became unwell with dysentery, which was believed to have resurfaced from his former service, and was discharged on 29th March 1917, "No longer physically fit for war service". Richard was the son of George Robert Knight; and the husband of Elizabeth Ann Knight of 39 Clayton Roa., Lidget Green, Bradford.