Thomas Drysdale KNAPP

KNAPP, Thomas Drysdale

Service Number: 6337
Enlisted: 5 September 1916, Albany, Western Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 28th Infantry Battalion
Born: Albany, Western Australia, 1895
Home Town: Torbay, Albany, Western Australia
Schooling: Torbay State School
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Killed in Action, Ypres, Belgium, 4 October 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Albany & Districts Roll of Honour, Albany War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bornholm Elleker-Youngs District War Memorial, Bornholm Kronkup & District Honour Roll, Bornholm Memorial Shields, Elleker Service Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)
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World War 1 Service

5 Sep 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6337, Albany, Western Australia
29 Dec 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6337, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
29 Dec 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6337, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Fremantle
4 Oct 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6337, 28th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Thomas and Mary Drysdale Knapp of 'Springfield' Torbay, Western Asutralia

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal