Edgar Shannon KNIGHT

Regimental number36985
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Knight, Patutahi, Gisborne
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Waitemata on 19 January 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit3rd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 14 June 1917
Place of burialMotor Car Corner Cemetery (Row B, Grave No 9), nr Ieper, Belgium
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 33

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