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KNOWLES, Walter Douglas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1407 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Kent, England , date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Cranbrook, Cranbrook, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Egypt, 9 January 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Kantara War Memorial Cemetery F 131 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Frankland War Memorial, Jingalup War Memorial, Kings Park 10th Light Horse Regiment Memorial WA, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial, Kojonup RSL War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 1 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1407, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1407, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Benalla, Fremantle | |
| 9 Jan 1917: | Involvement Trooper, 1407, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1407 awm_unit: 10 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1917-01-09 |
Personal Stories
Family
He was born in Brockley Kent in England in 1890.
Prior to the war he was a farmer on a property called Dorset Downs near Cranbrook on the Franklin River.
In 1909 he married to Augusta May nee Beviss in Western Australia and they had two children. Norman W born 1911 in Cranbrook and Margaret D born 1912 Cranbrook.
He was part of the 11th reinforcements and was in A Squadron.
Submitted 28 October 2021 by Greg Scannell