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KNIGHT, George Johnston
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2803 |
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Enlisted: | 15 July 1915, Keswick South Australia Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
Born: | Cookes Plains South Australia Australia, 3 November 1889 |
Home Town: | Cookes Plains, The Coorong, South Australia |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Farmer |
Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 18 August 1917, aged 27 years |
Cemetery: |
Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery D. 33., Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery, Kemmel, Flanders, Belgium |
Memorials: | Adelaide Cookes Plains WW1 List of Honour, Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Cooke Plains Honour Roll, Cooke Plains WW1 Soldiers Memorial Hall |
Service History
World War 1 Service
15 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick South Australia Australia | |
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21 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2803, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
21 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2803, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Star of England, Adelaide | |
13 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2803, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
18 Aug 1917: | Involvement Private, 2803, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2803 awm_unit: 4th Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-08-18 | |
Date unknown: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, Third Ypres |
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