William Andrew Knox
Died 5 Dec 1941
- Service number
- WWI 2/166 AWMM
- WWII 20018 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- WW2 Major/Military AWMM New Zealand Artillery, 7 Anti-Tank Regiment AWMM
- War
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- William Andrew AWMM
- Surname
- Knox AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWI 2/166 AWMM
- WWII 20018 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- WW1 48 John Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- WW2 51 Islington Street, Herne Bay, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- WW1 William Andrew Knox, 48 John Street, Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- WW2 Mr W.A. Know (father), 51 Islington Street, Herne Bay, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 16 Oct 1914 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM
- Single/WWII AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- Campaign
- Western Desert AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- WWI 2/166 AWMM
- WWII 20018 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- Victory Medal AWMM
- British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
- War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
- New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
- Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM
London Gazette 28 December 1917, p13575, Rec No 1239 AWMM
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1
- WW2 Commercial traveller/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.105
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 16 Oct 1914-03 Dec 1914 AWMM
HMNZT 7 AWMM Vessel was Arawa AWMM Gunner/Military AWMM New Zealand Field Artillery AWMM Main Body AWMM - WW2 Captain/Military 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.105 Headquarters, 7th Anti-Tank Regiment, N.Z. Artillery 2NZEF Nom. Roll 2, p.105 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM
2nd Embarkation AWMM
- WW1 16 Oct 1914-03 Dec 1914 AWMM
Prisoner of war
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- Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- WW2 Major/Military AWMM
New Zealand Artillery, 7 Anti-Tank Regiment AWMM - Major, Officer Commanding NZ Divisional Ordnace Field Park, NZOCPublic - Robert - Researcher - 11 December 2018 - Military Personnel file
- WW2 Major/Military AWMM
- Last rank
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Biographical information
- William Knox was the son of William Andrew Knox and Jessie Amelia Knox (nee Stanley) of Herne Bay, Auckland, New Zealand.
"Reported wounded and missing, Major W. A. Knox is a son of Mr. W. A. Knox, of Auckland. Aged 48, he was educated at Newton East School and left for the Great War as a gunner. He took part in the Gallipoli campaign and was in charge of the crew of the last Allied gun when the forces were evacuated from the peninsula. He was promoted on the field to lieutenant and was twice mentioned in the dispatches of Sir Douglas Haig. In 1916 he was one of the 10 New Zealanders s&lected to attend the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille in Paris. Major Knox left with an anti-tank unit of the 2nd Echelon as a captain and served in Crete. He was a member of the Newton Rugby League and took part in amateur theatricals in the city." (MEN OVERSEAS, Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 3, 5 January 1942, Page 4) AWMM - A commercial traveller, Major Knox had served in the Field Artillery in the Great War attaining the rank of Lieutenant. Enlisting in the 2NZEF in 1930, Knox was posted to the 7th Anti-Tank Regiment as the Quartermaster. On 4 August 1941 Knox was transferred into the New Zealand Ordnance Corps as the Officer Commanding of the NZ Divisional Ordnance Field Park and granted the rank of Temporary Major whilst holding that appointment. Injured as the result of driving over a landmine, Knox was admitted to a Casualty Clearing Station on 29 November 1941. Evacuated alongside 380 other wounded soldiers, of whom 97 were New Zealanders on the SS Chakdina on the afternoon of 5 December 1941. The SS Chakdina was torpedoed by enemy aircraft, only 18 of the New Zealanders were rescued with the remainder including Knox presumed drowned.Public - Robert - Researcher - 11 December 2018 - McKie, R. (2018). NZ Divisional Ordnance Field Park 1941-1945. "To the Warrior his Arms" History of the Royal New Zealand Army Ordnance Corps and its predecessors. Retrieved from https://wp.me/p4YOZp-4aH
- William Knox was the son of William Andrew Knox and Jessie Amelia Knox (nee Stanley) of Herne Bay, Auckland, New Zealand.
About death
- Death
- 5 Dec 1941 AWMM
Age 48 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Killed on Active Service AWMM
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Alamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM
- Roll of Honour, Officers' Club Auckland, The Northern Club, 19 Princes Street, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Military Personnel File
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R24060602
Further Reference - Military Personnel File
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R24264742
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2123161
Sources Used
- Military Personnel File
- References
- McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
- Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 2 (Embarkations to 30th June, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
WW2 2: WW2 105 - New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
p.400 - Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
Vol. 5: Includes portrait - Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
- HMNZT 7. The gunner : the official journal of H.M.N.Z.T. no. 7, conveying artillery and infantry to the front. (1914). At sea ; Albany ; Indian Ocean: [Troops on board H.M.N.Z.T. no. 7].
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