Alexander Roy KNIGHT

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Service Number:	798
Enlisted:	18 August 1914, Claimed he was 21 years old, when in fact he was only 18.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	7th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Axedale, Victoria, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Occupation:	Unemployed
Died:	Melbourne,Victoria, Australia, 14 July 1974, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne
Memorials:	Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo Marist Brothers College Great War Honour Roll

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18 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 798, 7th Infantry Battalion, Claimed he was 21 years old, when in fact he was only 18.
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 798, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 798, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne
25 Apr 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 798, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW leg
8 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 798, 7th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli
8 Aug 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 798, 7th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit (Pyrexia/Enteric).

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