Clifton Wallace KNIGHT

Regimental number31662
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationLaw clerk
Next of kinFather, Frederick Wallace Knight, corner of Peary and Mount Eden Roads, Mount Eden, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
The infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 28 December 1917
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XXXVIII, Row H, Grave No 16/21), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs Frederick W. Knight, 55 Empire Road, Epsom, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 5