Private

Howard McKnight

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late Mr. and Mrs. George McKnight; husband of M. McKnight, of 241, Gloucester St., Christchurch, New Zealand. Born at Timaru.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
47354
Name:
Howard McKnight
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M. McKnight (wife) care of Mrs Harris, South Street, Timaru, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Mail contractor
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
25 August 1918
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 June 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 85
Vessel:
Willochra
Destination:
Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
VII. AA. 5.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Howard McKnight
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