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Thomas McKnight

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1/4 portrait of Private Thomas McKnight, Reg No 56077, of the Specialist Company (Signal Section), 30th Reinforcements. (Photographer: Herman Schmidt, 1917). Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, 31-K4401. No known copyright.

1/4 portrait of Private Thomas McKnight, Reg No 56077, of the Specialist Company (Signal Section), 3 …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thomas AWMM
  • Surname
    McKnight AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 56077 AWMM
    • WWII 6575 AWMM
    • WWII 1/18/435 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    6 May 1896 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    6/5/1896 Public - BenJamin - Direct descendant - 13 September 2016 - family tree
  • Place of birth
    Hokianga New Zealand Public - BenJamin - Direct descendant - 13 September 2016 - family tree
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    George Irving McKnight (father), Great South Road, Green Lane, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Postal Worker/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
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  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Remuera Primary School World War One Gates 1914-1918, 25 Dromorne Road, Remuera Auckland 1050 AWMM

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  • Im sure this is my Granddad. Never talked about the war
    Public - Rob - Other Relative - 10 April 2015
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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
13 September 2016BenJaminNew Zealand WellingtonDirect descendant
10 April 2015RobAuckland, New ZealandOther Relative

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