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KNIGHT, Frederick Charles
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2685, 2685B |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Harewood, Calstock, Cornwall., 1891 |
| Home Town: | Collingwood, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Council School, Calstock. |
| Occupation: | Market Gardener |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 18 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery Plot III. Row R. Grave 10. , Pozieres British Cemetery Ovillers-La Boisselle, Pozieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2685, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2685, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 18 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2685B, 7th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2685B awm_unit: 7 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Sep 1891 Knight Frederick Charles Tavistock 5b 352
He was 24 and the son of Mr. F. and Elizabeth Ann Knight, of Harewood, Calstock, Cornwall. Calstock is a civil parish and a large village in south east Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, on the border with Devon. The village is situated on the River Tamar 6 miles south west of Tavistock and 10 miles north of Plymouth.
Resident Victoria Mount Vinn.[sic]
Frederick is one of two Australian casualties of the Great War commemorated on the Calstock War Memorial.
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