KNOWLES, Percy Timaru
(Service number 48968)
| First Rank | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 14/08/1891 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Wai-iti Rd, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Clerk (for guiness and Le Cren, Timaru) | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs P.T. Knowles (wife), care of Mrs Hall, 22 Talavera Terrace, Wellington, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Date | 9 June 1917 | ||
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| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Devonport, England |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 12 July 1950 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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Biographical Notes
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database (29 April 2015)
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Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum)
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