William Douglas Knight - letters, 1910, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917 : Personal Collection; Correspondence

Published:: Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2011.
Physical Description:: 1 online resource
Additional Creators:: Adam Matthew Digital (Firm)

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Description: Selected from the Knight family papers (MS-Group-0462), which include the papers of three brothers who fought in the First World War. George Bernard Knight and Herbert Augustine Knight served in the Otago Infantry Battalion and William Douglas Knight served with the Auckland Infantry Battalion during World War One. They were all killed in action, Herbert at Gallipoli and William and George in France.Douglas Knight sailed with the 30 Reinforcements of the NZEF from Wellington aboard the 'Arawa' in October 1917. Upon arrival in England he was stationed at Sling Camp. The letters describe Knight's experiences during the period they cover. The bulk of the letters relate to 1917.See also MSX-4226(1-6); MSX-4227(1-7) and MS-Papers-5548-01-MS-Papers-5548-09.

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William Douglas Knight signs his letters Douglas.
AMDigital Reference: MS-Papers-5548-07.

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Reproduction of: William Douglas Knight - letters, 1910, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917 1910; 1914; 1915; 1916; 1917.

Location of Originals:

Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand

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Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand

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