KNOWLES, John
(Service number 11/783)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank | Lieutenant |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | c/- Dalgety and Co, Masterton, New Zealand | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Richard Knowles (brother),Ingleboro, Geraldine, Canterbury, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 2nd Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Wellington Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 14 December 1914 | ||
| Transport | Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Machine Gun Corps | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 16 December 1918 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | France | ||
| Cause | Died of disease | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Belgrade Cemetery, Namur, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine Church Memorial; Geraldine War Memorial; Woodbury War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Sources
Cenotaph database (October 2014)
External Links
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Ann Munro, SC branch NZSG
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