KNIGHT, Joseph
| Service Number: | 6763 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Louth, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Louth, Bourke, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shearer |
| Died: | Acute Pneumonia, Isolation Hospital, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England , 16 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Stratford-Sub-Castle (St. Lawrence) Churchyard, Wiltshire, England 110, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6763, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 8 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6763, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Port Nicholson embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 8 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6763, 13th Infantry Battalion, SS Port Nicholson, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick (OAM) – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in UK & Ireland”
Joseph Knight was born at Toorale Station, near Louth, NSW in 1895 to parents John & Eliza Knight (nee Keegan). Eliza Keegan was a Gunu woman from Bourke region.
John Knight, father of Joseph Knight, died on 8th June, 1907 at Coonabarabran, NSW.
On 17th July, 1916 Joseph Knight enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) as a 21 year old, single, Shearer from Louth, NSW.
Private Joseph Knight, Service number 6763, embarked from Sydney, NSW on SS Port Nicholson on 8th November, 1916 with the 13th Infantry Battalion, 22nd Reinforcements & disembarked at Devonport, England on 10th January, 1917.
Reinforcements were only given basic training in Australia. Training was completed in training units in England. Some of these were located in the Salisbury Plain & surrounding areas in the county of Wiltshire.
He was marched in to 4th Training Battalion at Codford, Wiltshire, England on 10th January, 1917.
On 13th February, 1917 Private Joseph Knight was admitted sick (slight) to Military Hospital at SuttonVeny, Wiltshire, England (as per Casualty Form – Active Service, Gratuity Schedule form & also Statement of Service form). Note – The Medical History form recorded that Private Knight was admitted to Salisbury Isolation Hospital on 10th February, 1917 & was initially recorded as having Cerebro Spinal Fever but an examination of C.S. fluid proved negative & he was listed as having Bronco pneumonia.
Private Joseph Knight died on 16th February, 1917 at Isolation Hospital, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England from Acute Pneumonia.
He was buried on 19th February, 1917 in St Lawrence’s Churchyard, Stratford-sub-Castle, Wiltshire, England – Plot number 110 and now has a Commonwealth War Graves Commission headstone.
Private Joseph Knight is listed by The Australian War Memorial as a person of Indigenous descent who enlisted for service in World War 1.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/stratford-sub-castle.html
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