KNOWLES, Arthur Gordon
(Service number 49632)
| First Rank | Sapper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 28 March 1885 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Wai-iti Road, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Coach builder | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mrs G. KNOWLES (mother), Wai-iti Road, Timaru | ||
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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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 39th Reinforcements, Engineers | ||
| Date | 13 June 1918 | ||
| Transport | Athenic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 10 June 1958 | Age | 73 years |
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| Place of Death | London, England | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery - memorial? | ||
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Biographical Notes
Arthur Gordon Knowles was the fourth son of George Du Rose Knowles and Charlotte Knowles née Taylor. Along with his siblings, Arthur was educated at Waimataitai School. He married Martha Helen Belcher in 1936 in New Zealand. Ellen, as she was known, died in 1965 and is buried in the Timaru Cemetery. Arthur's name is inscribed on the headstone. His brother Frederick Oswin Knowles also served in World War I, and their youngest brother, Percy Timaru Knowles, was called up.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [14 November 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [14 November 2019]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [14 November 2019]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [15 November 2019]
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