KNAPTON, Archibald Arthur
| Service Number: | 1951 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 44th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Fremantle, Western Australia, 25 May 1982 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway porter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 30 July 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Panel 27, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle 849 Memorial, Fremantle Scots Church Honour Roll, Fremantle Scots Church Memorial To The Fallen, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1951, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 18 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 1951, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Jul 1917: | Involvement Private, 1951, 44th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1951 awm_unit: 44th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-07-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Helen Harmer
Archibald Arthur Knapton was born in Fremantle on the 25.5.1882. When Archibald enlisted in Perth on the 16.11.15, he was aged 33 years 8 months, a porter with the Railways and Presbyterian. He was described as being 5 feet 5¾ inches tall, with a chest measurement of 37-39½ inches, fresh complexion, hazel eyes and light brown hair. His postal address was the Railway Station, North Fremantle. Both his parents were dead, so next of kin was his brother George Ernest Knapton, address unknown and his sister Mrs Maud McCleery of Edward St, Osborne Park, who was an invalid. There had been another brother in South Africa, not heard of for 18 years. In 1920 Maud moved to 92 Shakespear St Mt Hawthorn. Archibald was appointed a Private with Service number 1951 in the 44th Infantry Battalion and embarked on the 20.7.16 on the Seeang Bee from Fremantle. He proceeded to France on the 25.11.16 and had a stay in hospital with diarrhoea on 20.1.17. On the 30.7.1917 at the beginning of the Third Battle of Ypres, in Belgium, Archie was killed in action by German shellfire and has no known grave. He is memorialised at Ypres (Menin Gate) on panel 27. The Legatees of his will were the Trustees of Scots Church, Fremantle, the Rev Robert Hanlin and others. Patrick William Dohaty was the executor. His personal effects, 2 discs, a Testament, 2 books of views, cards, unit colours and wallet were returned to his sister.
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