English Māori Reginald Albert Knight Born 16 July 1918 - Died 3 March 2012 PDF Key details Service number35687 AWMM Also known asReg AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW2 Sergeant AWMM New Zealand Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, NZ Divisional Workshops, Group 3 AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, R A Knight in uniform - This image may be subject to copyright Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesReginald Albert AWMM SurnameKnight AWMM Ingoa Also known asReg AWMM Service number35687 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionMethodist, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth16 July 1918 AWMM AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentPre 1 June 1940 AWMM 60 Queens Road, Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupationCompany secretary/Civilian AWMM Company manager/Civilian AWMM Next of kin on embarkationMrs J.P.N. Knight (wife), 20 Milverton Avenue, Palmerston North, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 1 February 1941 AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignNorth Africa AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service number35687 AWMM Military serviceNew Zealand Electrical and Mechanical Engineers (NZEME), Ordnance Corps AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards1939-1945 Star AWMM Africa Star AWMM Defence Medal AWMM War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training3 months at Trentham AWMM Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Jun 1940 AWMM Age 21 AWMM Clerk AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Nieuw Amsterdam AWMM Private AWMM 25 Infantry Battalion AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 4th Reinforcements, 3rd Section AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM Suspected malaria but turned out to be OK AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM Admitted to hospital in Helwan AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 1 February 1945 AWMM Sergeant AWMM New Zealand Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, NZ Divisional Workshops, Group 3 AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Mr Knight enlisted in June 1940 and entered camp in October or November 1940Cenotaph record initially prepared with the serviceman in 1999. When the Nieuw Amsterdam embarked at Wellington for Egypt on 1 February 1941 it had on board the Third section of the 4th Reinforcements of 2NZEF (181 officers and 3559 other ranks). This included the 8 Field Company, 18 Army Troops Company, 21 Mechanical Equipment Company, 36 Survey Battery and 3 General Hospital. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death3 March 2012 AWMM Age 93 AWMM Three Kings, Auckland City AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryCremated at Purewa Cemetery and Crematorium, Meadowbank, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Niche Wall B - Side 1 Row B Plot 2 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference ObituaryDeath notice: New Zealand Herald, 5 March 2012 AWMM Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Reginald Albert Knight by laying a poppy. Quentin Maurice Knight Ralph Condie Knight Reginald Albert Knight Reginald James Knight Reginald John Knight Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Reginald Albert Knight Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksPurewa Cemetery and Crematorium records http://www.purewa.co.nz/search.asp Sources Used DocumentsThe New Zealand Herald AWMM The New Zealand Herald AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM WW2 3: WW2 259 AWMM The New Zealand Herald AWMM Death notice: New Zealand Herald, 5 March 2012 AWMM Puttick, E. (1960). 25 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
