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KNOTT, John Basil
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3305, 3305A |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 52nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Deloraine, Tasmania, Australia, 14 July 1892 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Orchardist |
| Died: | Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Westbury War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3305, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3305, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Ajana embarkation_ship_number: A31 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3305, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ajana, Hobart | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 3305A, 52nd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3305A awm_unit: 52nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
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