Cyril KNIGHT

Regimental number6/278
AddressMotueka
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, A Knight, 62 Victoria Crescent, Burton-on-Trent, England
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 2 June 1915
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialCanterbury Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No 1), Anzac, Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur and Fanny Knight, Mere Cottage, Barton, Burton-on-Trent, England
Family/military connectionsBrother: 12/2361 Pte Eric William KNIGHT, Auckland Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 8 August 1915.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body

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