KNUBLEY, Henry Charles Jefferson
(Service number 10743)
| First Rank | Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 01/11/1895 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Box 96, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | J. KNUBLEY (father), P.O. Box 96, 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 | 1st new Zealand Cyclist Company | ||
| Date | 6 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Mokoia or Navua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
London Gazette 15 October 1918
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 June 1984 | Age | 88 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Henry Charles Jefferson Knubley was the youngest son of Miles Jefferson and Harriet Henryetta (née Clissold) Knubley who had married in 1876 in England.He married Hilda Christiana Melton in 1928. His brother Miles Alfred Knubley died of wounds in 1916. Two other brothers also served - Francis Clissold and Hugh Mortimer.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [19 February 2017]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [19 February 2017]
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