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Edward Knowles

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8 February 1915

Able Seaman William Edward Knowles became one of the first New Zealanders to die in the First World War as a result of enemy action.

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HMS Philomel

NZ's first warship

New Zealand's first warship, HMS Philomel formed the core of the country's naval forces during the First World War. The aged and largely obsolete vessel was commissioned in New Zealand in July 1914, and went on to serve in the Pacific, Mediterranean and Middle East. Read the full article

Able Seaman William Edward Knowles was one of the first New Zealanders to die as a result of combat in the First World War.