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William Richard McKnight

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 49), Page: 11 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 49), Page: 11 - No known copyright restrictions

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Richard AWMM
  • Surname
    McKnight AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 30271 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    9 May 1891 Public - Allan - Researcher - 7 May 2024 - Archives NZ WW 1 Army Records 30271
  • Place of birth
    Five Mile Town, Ireland Public - Allan - Researcher - 7 May 2024 - Archives NZ WW 1 Army Records 30271
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Feilding Public - Allan - Researcher - 7 May 2024 - Archives NZ WW 1 Army Records 30271
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    T. McKnight (father), Five-mile Town, Ireland 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 30271 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 Ironmonger/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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  • William McKnight was the son of Thomas and Margaret McKnight, of Fivemiletown, Co. Tyrone, Ireland. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    5 October 1918 AWMM
    Age 25 AWMM
    Le Cateau, France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Grevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France AWMM

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
07 May 2024AllanFeildingResearcher

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