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KNAPTON, Albert Slack
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7490 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 February 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Busselton, Western Australia, Australia, 1865 |
| Home Town: | Busselton, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Busselton. Western Australia, 2 September 1935, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Busselton Cemetery, Western Australia |
| Memorials: | Busselton Cenotaph Victoria Square, Busselton Rotary Park of Remembrance Memorial Walk |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 27 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7490, 11 Infantry Battalion AMF | |
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| 29 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 7490, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 7490, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Joy Dalgleish
Albert was actually 52 years old when he enlisted but stated on his attestment papers that he was 44 years old, son of George Holland Knapton & Eliza (nee Herring). He was discharged 11 January 1918 in England and transferred to Weymouth as an Australian munitions worker due to his age and being unfit for active service. His Australian Munition Worker Service number is 2670. He departed England on 13 March 1919 on the S.S. Eastern