Hector William Knight

Born 19 June 1920 - Died 2002

Service number
NZ416879 AWMM
Also known as
Hec Knight AWMM
Armed force / branch
Air Force AWMM
Last rank
WW2 Leading Aircraftman/Military AWMM
Royal New Zealand Air Force, No. 4 Servicing Unit AWMM
War
World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

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Title
Forenames
Hector William AWMM
Surname
Knight AWMM
Ingoa
Also known as
Hec Knight AWMM
Service number
NZ416879 AWMM
Gender
Male AWMM
Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
Religion
Church of England, Christian AWMM

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Birth
19 June 1920 AWMM Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM
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Post war occupation
Rural Mail Contractor/Civilian AWMM
Next of kin on embarkation
Freda (wife) AWMM
Relationship status
Pre 1 July 1943 AWMM Married AWMM

Service

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War
World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
Campaign
- Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
- Bougainville AWMM
- Nissan Island AWMM
- Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
Armed force / branch
Air Force AWMM
Service number
NZ416879 AWMM
Military service
Royal New Zealand Air Force, No. 17 Squadron AWMM
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Medals and Awards
- War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
- New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

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Armament AWMM
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Enlistment
WW2 Dec 1941 AWMM
Age 21 AWMM
Armourer/Civilian AWMM
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Embarkation details
WW2 Vessel was Aquitania AWMM Aircraftman Class 1/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

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Medical notes
Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
Malaria, treated on Ondonga AWMM

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Last rank
WW2 1 August 1945 AWMM Leading Aircraftman/Military AWMM
Royal New Zealand Air Force, No. 4 Servicing Unit AWMM

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Cenotaph record initially prepared with the serviceman in 1998 AWMM

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Death
2002 AWMM
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External links
Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online
https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
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- Information kindly provided by family AWMM
- Cenotaph record initially prepared with the service person. AWMM

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