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MACKNIGHT, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4442 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wavertree, Liverpool, England., 1877 |
| Home Town: | Peppermint Grove, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Customs agent |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fouilloy, France, 24 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot IX, Row E, Grave No. 9. INSCRIPTION IN LOVING MEMORY LOVED HUSBAND OF ALMA KEW, VIC. PEACE PERFECT PEACE , Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial, Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 4442, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
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| 30 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 4442, 2nd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
| 24 Jun 1918: | Involvement Private, 4442, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4442 awm_unit: 32nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-06-24 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
32nd Bn.Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Enlistment date 4 April 1917
He was 41 and the son of Alexander and Mary MacKnight, husband of Alma W. MacKnight, of "Molonglo," 58, Walpole St., Kew, Victoria, Australia.
Births Jun 1877 MACKNIGHT John W. Derby 8b 598a
Address-Forrest Street, Peppermint Grove, Western Australia.
Age at embarkation-40
Unit name 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 12
AWM Embarkation Roll number 14/14/6
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 30 October 1917
Regimental number from Nominal Roll 4442B