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KNEEN, Douglas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6268 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 February 1916, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Manchester, England, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Nowra, Shoalhaven Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Draper |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6268, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW | |
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| 9 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6268, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6268, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 7 Aug 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6268, 1st Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as meically unfit due to epilepsy |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the tieof enlistmen was North Street, Nowra, NSW
Son of W. Henry Kneen of Romiley, Cheshire, England
Commenced return to Australia on 4 May 1917 aboard HT Miltiades disembarking on the 4 July 1917
Medal: British War Medal