Topic: Edmund Charles KNYVETT

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Hair: Fair.                     Eyes: Blue.

Height: 5''7 3/4".           Weight: 140lb.

Complexion: Fair. 

NOK: JF Knyvett, Feilding, brother.

Was in Feilding Mounted Rifles.

There is a grave reference for him at Kiwitea Cemetery.

 

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Edmund Charles KNYVETT


Date of birth:12 June 1881
Date of death:16-17 September 1916
Place of birth:Nelson, New Zealand
Awards:1914 15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Occupation:Farmer, self employed
Last known residence:Shannon
Cause of death:Killed in action
Place of death:France
Spouses name:Unmarried
Fathers name:John George Knyvett
Mothers name:Frederica Jane (née Horneman)
Siblings:John Frederick , William George , Emma Winifred , Gertrude Frederica , and
Date of arrival overseas:29 January 1915
Theatres of war:Egypt 1915, Gallipoli 1915, Western Europe 1916
Place of embarkation:Wellington on 'Willochra' for Dardanelles
Surname:KNYVETT
War memorial:Shannon
Place enlisted:Trentham
Christian names:Edmund Charles
Place of arrival overseas:Suez, Egypt
Overseas memorial:Caterpillar Valley (NZ) Memorial
Wars:WW1
Service number:10/1275
Religion:C of E
Date enlisted:20 October 1914
Final rank:Private
Regiment or service:2nd Bn Wellington Regiment NZEF
Embarkation date:14 December 1914
User reference:7.65