| Regimental number | 1652 |
| Place of birth | Perth, Western Australia |
| School | McArthur Street State School, Ballarat, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Tentmaker |
| Address | 65 Tinning Street, Brunswick, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sarah Warnecke, 65 Tinning Street, Brunswick, Victoria |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 3rd Pioneer Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/15/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Pioneer Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Father and three sons enlisted in the AIF and his grandfather was in the Waterloo Battle. Grandfather was in the Crimea War and was Kings Trumpter. |
| Fate | Died of disease |
| Place of death or wounding | Died at Croydon Hospital, England. |
| Age at death | 21.6 |
| Place of burial | Brookwood Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row K, Grave 14), Surrey, England, England |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 173 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas McKnight and Sarah WARNECKE |
| Family/military connections | Father: 34 Pte Thomas McKnight WARNECKE, 3rd Pioneer Bn, killed in action, 2 May 1917; Brothers: 2437 Pte Robert Harry WARNECKE, 8th Bn, returned to Australia, 16 November 1918; (?) 4220 Pte Thomas William WARNECKE, 24th Bn, returned to Australia, 31 October 1917. |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
