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KNUCKNEY, Dick Denzil Randall
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 20579 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | Light Motor Set Wireless Troop and 1st Reinforcements |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Civil Servant |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Officers of S.A. Post, Telegraph and Telephone Department Great War Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Dec 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 20579, Light Motor Set Wireless Troop and 1st Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 19 Dec 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 20579, Light Motor Set Wireless Troop and 1st Reinforcements, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sapper, 20579 |
Personal Stories
from Merv Knuckey family information
Born 23rd July 1888 at Pt Lincoln SA to parents Richard Randall Knuckey and Evelyn Faith Hawke. His occupation after the war was with NSW Telecommunications System as a Superintendant of Engineers. Number 20579 Sapper, Army Wireless Section Enlisted 6th June 1917 and returned 22 March 1919. He was awarded the Military Service Medal.
Submitted 27 April 2015 by Marcelle Edwards