McKNIGHT, Howard
(Service number 47354)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth | Timaru, New Zealand |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Mail Contractor | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs M. McKnight (wife),c/- Mrs Harris, South Street, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 26th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 9 June 1917 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Devonport, England |
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 25 August 1917 | Age | 28 |
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| Place of Death | Bapaume, France | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | grevillers British cemetry, Pas-de-Calais, France | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Howard McKnight was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs George McKnight; husband of M McKnight, of 241 Glouster St., Christchurch, New Zealand. Born at Timaru.
“Howard McKnight, who did not appear when called at the previous day's sitting, appeared and applied, for time. He had a contract with the Post office to cary and deliver all the mails in Timaru.” Timaru Herald, 7 February 1917.
Sources
Cenotaph database (October 2014); Timaru Herald 7 February 1917 (http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/)
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Ann Munro, SC branch NZSG
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