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KNUCKEY, Frederick Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2482 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 June 1915, Perth, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Gawler, SA, 7 June 1878 |
| Home Town: | Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Public School, Broken Hill, NSW |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Died of wounds, 53rd Casualty Clearing Station, France, 18 August 1917, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord III E 231, Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord), Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Donnybrook Preston Road Board, Donnybrook War Memorial, Fremantle 849 Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2482, 11th Infantry Battalion, Perth, Western Australia | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2482, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2482, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Fremantle | |
| 16 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, 2482, 11th Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wound to right thigh | |
| 18 Jun 1916: | Honoured Military Medal, For Conspicuous Gallantry | |
| 5 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
| 23 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 Aug 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 2482, 11th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2482 awm_unit: 11 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-08-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Frederick Charles KNUCKEY was born in Gawler, South Australia on 7th June, 1878
His parents were Joseph KNUCKEY and Eliza LITTLETON
He was recommended for a Military Medal for for conspicuous gallantry - see link for details)
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His brother Joseph Walter KNUCKEY also served in WW1 (SN 7624) and returned to Australia in 1919
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