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Norman Leslie Knight

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 38), Page: 22 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 38), Page: 22 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Norman Leslie AWMM
  • Surname
    Knight AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 17197 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs E. Knight (mother), Aponga, via Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 17197 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Farmer/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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Attended St John's College 1904. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    19 August 1917 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Pont-D'Achelles Military Cemetery, Nieppe, Nord, France AWMM II.C.2. AWMM
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  • Obituary
    Driver Norman Leslie Knight, of the Artillery, killed in action, was the only son of Mr. J. Knight, of St. John’s Avenue, Epsom, and late of Woodside, Hamilton. He was born at Palmerston North, and educated at Hamilton and St. John’s Collegiate School, Onehunga. After leaving school he was two years in the Bank of Australasia, Hamilton, afterwards taking up a sheep and cattle station at Whangarei, where he remained until he enlisted, in May, 1916. He was 27 years of age. (Auckland Weekly News, 20 September 1917, p. 45) AWMM
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Whangarei & Districts Memorial Public - Sandra - Researcher - 15 November 2018 - Memorial search

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15 November 2018SandraWaipuResearcher
24 April 2015EleanorSydney Australia Other Relative

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