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Walter Knyvett WHITEHORN

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Date of birth15 August 1876
Date of death15 October 1917
Mothers nameMary Boyes (née Knyvett)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Mothers date of birth9 October 1837
Mothers place of birthWallingford, Berkshire, England
Mothers date of death4 October 1929
Fathers date of birth8 February 1831
Mothers place of deathHamilton, New Zealand
Fathers nameWilliam
Fathers place of birthWantage, Berkshire, England
Parents date of marriage14 October 1858
Parents place of marriageSt Thomas Church, Motueka, New Zealand
Fathers date of death10 March 1881
Fathers place of deathAuckland, New Zealand
SiblingsAnnie Mary, Frances Emma, William, Alfred John, Arthur Goodwin, Henry Saxon, Edith Gertrude, Bertha Cecilia, Elizabeth Letitia, Edward Thomas, George Frederick , Helen Kate
Fathers occupationGovernment Officer in Charge
Cause of deathDied of wounds to right shoulder
Last known residenceGlen Murray
AwardsCroix de Guerre, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Place of birthHavelock South, Marlborough
OccupationFarmer
Place of deathIn the fields of Belgium
Date of arrival overseas16 August 1917
Theatres of warFront Belle Vue Spur 14 - 15 October 1917, Western European 1918
Place of embarkation'SS Tahiti' from Wellington
SurnameWHITEHORN
War memorialLevin, Weraroa Peace Gates
Place enlistedHamilton
Christian namesWalter Knyvett
Place of arrival overseasDevonport, England, to Sling Camp same
Overseas memorialTyne Cot Memorial, NZ Apse Panel 1
SchoolOtaki 1893
WarsWW1
Service number51584
ReligionC of E
Date enlisted05 February 1917
Final rankLance-Corporal
Regiment or service3rd Battalion Auckland Regiment
Embarkation date12 June 1917
User reference2.107

Image of Walter Knyvett WHITEHORN

Last Employer: Self

Height: 5’ 9” Weight: 130lbs

Chest: 33" - 35½" Complexion: Medium

Eyes: Blue Hair: Brown

Declared age: 42 years

NOK: Mr NL Jennings, Nephew, c/o National Bank NZ, Wellington

Legal NOK: Mary Boyes Whitehorn, c/o Mrs FS Sinclair, Otaki Railway

Medals sent to MB Whitehorn.

Whitehorn family was a musical family. Two first cousins were also killed in WW1. Edmund Charles Knyvett #10/1275 died 16 September 1916 and Charles Edmund Alexander Vivian Knyvett # 35118 died 20 January 1918. WW2 saw another first cousin in battle, Rev Keith Elliott VC.

Walter’s name is also on Hamilton City Public Memorial in the Soldiers Memorial Park and Otaki War Memorial.

Thankyou to Helen Toms and Peter Knevitt for sharing information

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