KNIGHT, Lewis
| Service Number: | 3481 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Maplebeck, Nottinghamshire, England., 1892 |
| Home Town: | Gerringong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairy Farmer |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, Wounded at Passchendaele, Arrondissement Ieper, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium; died at Canadian Casualty Clearing Station., 12 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Grave Reference: XX J 20A, Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Berry Honour Roll, Berry War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 3481, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 3481, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Anchises, Sydney | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3481, 45th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3481 awm_unit: 45 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Sep 1892 Knight Lewis Southwell 7b 418.
He is believed to have been living at Maplebeck, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom at the time of the 1901 census. His mother was Eliza Ada Nation and appears to have died before the 1901 census.
Richard William Knight Head 40 North Muskham, Nottinghamshire
Lewis Knight Son 8 Maplebeck, Nottinghamshire
Sydney Knight Son 6 Maplebeck, Nottinghamshire
Agnes Mary Knight Daughter 3 Maplebeck, Nottinghamshire
Sarah Ann Hayles Servant 38 Wainfleet, Lincolnshire
Annie Nelsey Kennedy Servant 14 Hemmingby, Lincolnshire
Henry Glover Servant 16 Leeds, Yorkshire
Robert Onder Servant 40 Bingham, Nottinghamshire
Lewis was married to Annie Dark in 1914 in Sydney, Australia and they had a son named John. Annie's brother, [Lewis's brother-in-law] Private Norman Dark-Service Number: 4787-55th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F., fell in Flanders on 26 September 1917 and, having no known grave, is commemorated on the YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL in Belgium at Panels 7 - 17 - 23 - 25 - 27 - 29 - 31.
Address given on enlistment Berry, New South Wales.
Wife, Mrs Annie Knight, Gerringong, New South Wales.
His wife appears to have come to live in England post war and resided at Wimbledon, S.W. London.
45th Bn Australian Infantry (AIF)-enlisted July 1916
Lance Corporal Knight embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24th January 1917. He was then 24.