KNAPP, John Lacy
| Service Number: | 107 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 February 1915, Enlisted at Bridgetown, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mylor Bridge, Cornwall, England, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Boyup Brook, Boyup Brook, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Enteric fever, Egypt, 12 November 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Row B, Grave 88, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boyup Brook Walk of Remembrance, Boyup Brook War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 107, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bridgetown, SA | |
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| 29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 107, 28th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 107, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Lawrence and Juliz Knapp of Boyup Brook, WA; previously of Mylor Bridge, Cornwall, England; brother of Malcolm Sydney Knapp who was killed in action on 29 July 1916 at Bullecourt while serving with the 28 Battalion and has no known grave
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Jun 1889 Knapp John Lacy Falmouth 5c 160
He was 25 and a son of Lawrence and Julia Knapp.
Embarked on 9 June 1915 per HMAT Ascanius A11 from Fremantle .
Brother of Lance Corporal Malcolm Sydney Knapp who was killed in action on 29 July 1916 at Bullecourt while serving with the 28 Battalion and has no known grave
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