KNILL, Robert Stanley
| Service Number: | 1538 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 2 September 1918, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Fouquescourt British Cemetery, France Fouquescourt British Cemetery, Fouquescourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Henley Beach Council Fallen WW1 & WW2 Honour Board, Henley Beach Council WW1 Service Roll, Keswick Prospect Highbury Street Methodist Sunday School Old Scholars Roll of Honour, Keswick Prospect Methodist Sunday School Honour Board WW1, Nailsworth Primary School Great War Roll of Honour, North Adelaide Christ Church Roll of Honour, North Adelaide Christ Church Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 31 May 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 1538, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Embarked Corporal, 1538, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 2 Sep 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 1538, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1538 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-09-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Sergeant R. S. (Bob) Knill, of the 27th Battalion, has been killed in action somewhere in France. He was 21 years of age last May and was the fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Knill, of Huntriss-street, Torrensville. He enlisted in January, 1915, and served on Gallipoli Peninsula. He was transferred with the first of the Australians to France. He contracted pneumonia and was sent to England, and on his recovery went to Aldershot as an instructor. He also belonged to the No. 10 class of the Headquarters Gymnasium who performed befor the King and Queen and who were highly commended for their soldierly appearance. Sergeant Knill had the honor of being one of the first Australians to win the cross swords. Previous to enlisting he was employed in the traffic department of the South Australian Railways. He was at Bowden for a considerable time, and afterwards at Kilkenny. He will be missed by Port line travellers, with whom he was very popular.
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