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KNOWLES, Frank David James
Personal Details
Service Number: | 314 |
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Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Brighton, Tasmania |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Sheffield, Tasmania, 27 October 1894 |
Home Town: | Beulah, Kentish, Tasmania |
Schooling: | Beulah State School |
Occupation: | Contractor/Labourer |
Died: | Died of wounds, France, 24 August 1918, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kentish Municipality Honour Roll Mural, Sheffield War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 314, Brighton, Tasmania | |
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20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 314, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 314, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
24 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 314, 12th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 314 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-24 |
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