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KNIBBS, William John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 719 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 November 1914, Oaklands, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 9th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Oodnadatta, South Australia, 22 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Owen, Wakefield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 29 August 1915, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Owen District of Dalkey Roll of Honor, Owen War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Nov 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Oaklands, South Australia | |
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| 6 Feb 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 719, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Surada embarkation_ship_number: A52 public_note: '' |
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| 6 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 719, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Surada, Melbourne | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 719, 9th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 719 awm_unit: 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-29 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of George Thomas KNIBBS and Mary Frances nee MAYNARD
News was not received until May 1916 that Private W.J. Knibbs, of Owen, was killed in action on August 20 1915. He was a member of the 9th Light Horse, and was 21 years of age. He had been reported missing since August.
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