| Regimental number | 8/1532 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Dannevirke |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Address | The Point, Dannevirke |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 10" |
| Weight | 150 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, H D Knight, The Point, Dannevirke |
| Previous military service | Served in B Company, 17th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| The Otago Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 17 'Maunganui', HMNZT 18 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 19 'Aparima'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
| Final rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Promotion date: |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Herbert Douglas Knight and Ellen Knight, Mokorua, Whakatane, Thames. Native of Dannevirke, Napier |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 8/1533 Pte Herbert Augustine KNIGHT, Otago Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 9 May 1915; 59920 Pte William Douglas KNIGHT, 2nd Bn, Auckland Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 1 September 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Joined unit, Cape Helles, Gallipoli, 9 May 1915. Report (extract), 2nd Anzac Corps Burial Officer, 19 November 1917: Many of these men were buried by stretcher bearers where [they] fell to right and left of road beyond Waterloo Farm across Ravensbeeke and up towards Cross Roads'; grave subsequently lost. War service: 3 years 302 days (of which 972 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Third |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18057902 |