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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, 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