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KNUCKEY, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4714 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stithians, Redruth, Cornwall, England, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Streaky Bay, Streaky Bay, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 28 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Ypres Grave II. B. 11. INSCRIPTION THE BATTLE'S FOUGHT THE VICTORY WON AND NOW HE TAKES HIS HERO HOME [This inscription was also chosen for his brother's wargrave.], Perth Cemetery (China Wall), Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gilgandra War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4714, 20th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
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| 13 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4714, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
Personal Stories
from Merv Knuckey family information
Born in 1896 at Perranworthal, Cornwell and came to Australia with brother James, enlisted in WW1 AIF. Died Sunday 28th October 1917 aged 21 years. Buried at Grave 11, Row B11, China Wall Extension, Leper West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Submitted 27 April 2015 by Marcelle Edwards
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
His brother, Private James Knuckey, Service Number 4716 aged 23 also fell whilst serving in the 20th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
They were sons of John and Elizabeth Jane Knuckey, of Pembrouth, Stithians, Perranwell, Cornwall, England.They chose this inscription for their wargraves.
INSCRIPTION
THE BATTLE'S FOUGHT THE VICTORY WON AND NOW HE TAKES HIS HERO HOME
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