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KNUCKEY, William Hector
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4159 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (AIF Section) Section: KO, Road: 19A, Site No: 29 |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Kadina & District WW1 Roll of Honor, Kadina Town Hall WW1 & WW2 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 4159, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 4159, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 4159, 48th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 4159, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
Personal Stories
from Merv Knuckey family information
Born 1894 at Creswick Ballarat Vic. to parents William James Knuckey and Martha Ellen Tute. Enlisted 19th August 1915 into 48th Battln, returned to Australia on 25th March 1919. Creswick was a major Gold mining area in 1842 with as many as 60,000 people working the claims. He died age 69 in Adelaide, South Australia.
Submitted 27 April 2015 by Marcelle Edwards
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