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KNEALE, William Burnard
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3318 |
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Enlisted: | 3 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Leongatha, Victoria, Australia , 1893 |
Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Window Dresser |
Died: | Died of wounds, France, 13 February 1917 |
Cemetery: |
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension V B 7 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
3 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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11 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3318, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
11 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3318, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
13 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3318, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3318 awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-02-13 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
William Burnard KNEALE was born in Leongatha, Victoria in 1893
His parents were William KNEALE & Hanorah (Nanno) KENEALLY who married in Victoria in 1891
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His brother Edward Gerald KNEALE (SN 337) also served in WW1 and was Killed in Action on 7th August, 1915