| Regimental number | 6/2683 |
| Address | Vicarage, Amberley |
| Marital status | Single |
| Next of kin | Father, Rev W F Knowles, The Vicarage, Amberley, Canterbury |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 27 Willochra on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: the Rev. Walter Frank and Lizzie Knowles, 'Knowlholm', 61 Esplanade, New Brighton, North Beach, Christchurch. Native of Prebbleton, Canterbury |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 2/599 Ernest Francis Hilary KNOWLES |
| Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Sixth |