Photograph, Framed A F A Knight WWll; Unknown photographer; 1940-1945; WY.1993.8...
Photograph, Framed A F A Knight WWll
About this object
This photograph is of Arthur Franklin Alex Knight (Lex 5260), a local man who was killed during WWII.
The Son of Arthur Knight, Lex came from Mataura Island and served with the Royal New Zealand Navy. He was a First Class Stoker on board the HMNZS Leander and was killed when the ship was torpedoed on July 13, 1943. He is remembered on the NZ Naval Memorial, at the Devonport Naval Base, HMNZS Philomel, Devonport Auckland, NZ.
The Leander:
On July 13, 1943, the Leander was with Rear Admiral Walden Lee Ainsworth's Task Group 36.1 which consisted of three light cruisers: the Leander and US ships the Honolulu and St. Louis. The task group also included ten destroyers. At 01:00 the Allied ships established radar contact with the Japanese cruiser Jintsu, which was accompanied by five destroyers, near Kolombangara in the Solomon Islands. In the ensuing Battle of Kolombangara, Jintsu was sunk and all three Allied cruisers were hit by torpedoes and disabled. The Leander was hit by a single torpedo just abaft 'A' boiler room. 26 crew from the boiler room and the No.1 4-inch gun mount, immediately above, were killed or posted missing. The ship was so badly damaged that she took no further part in the war. She was first repaired in Auckland, then proceeded to a full refit in Boston.
Photographer
Date Made1940-1945
Inscription and Marks
On front:
'A.F.A. KNIGHT'
On reverse:
'A. F. A. Knight'
In pencil;
'WY 1993 81.30'
h 205 mm x w 155 mm
Period1940s
Object Type Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association Keywords Subject and Association KeywordsPeople and Families (including births, weddings, deaths)
Subject and Association Keywords Medium and Materials
organic, processed material, vegetal, photographic paper, paper
organic, processed material, vegetal, paper, card
WY.1993.81.30
Rights
Add Comments
This object is from
Tags
Include tags such as place names, people, dates, events and colours. Use commas to separate multiple tags. e.g. Pablo Picasso, Madrid, red, 1930s.
Share
Disclaimer/Re-use of images:
It is the sole responsibility of the contributing museum to supply accurate information, and to organise copyright clearance (if necessary) for any image that appears on NZ Museums. Before any re-use of images, permission must be obtained from the contributing museum. Please contact the contributing museum if you have concerns about the information or images or would like to find out more about using and ordering an image.
This website is a National Services Te Paerangi initiative
