William Richard McKNIGHT

Regimental number30271
OccupationIronmonger
Next of kinFather, T McKnight, Five Mile Town, Ireland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Athenic on 30 December 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 5 October 1918
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsGrevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, Grevillers British Cemetery, near Bapaume, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Margaret McKnight, Fivemiletown, County Tyrone, Ireland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 49, p. 11

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