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KNIGHT, James Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3835 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1915, Place of enlistment - Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hamilton, Victoria, 1874 |
| Home Town: | Malvern, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Hamilton Primary School |
| Occupation: | Undertaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Armentieres, France, 8 June 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier Row I, Grave 34 Headstone Inscription "DEEPLY LOVED AND MOURNED BY HIS WIFE AND LITTLE DAUGHTER RAE MALVERN", Y Farm Military Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hamilton Primary School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3835, Place of enlistment - Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3835, Embarked on HMAT 'A40' Ceramic from Melbourne on 23rd November 1915, disembarking Egypt. | |
| 22 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 8th Battalion to the 6th Battalion at Serapeum | |
| 26 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3835, 6th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT 'A70' Ballarat from Alexandria, Egypt on 26th March 1916, disembarking Marseilles, France on 2nd April 1916 to join British Expeditionary Force. | |
| 8 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 3835, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3835 awm_unit: 6th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-06-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Robert and Agnes KNIGHT. Husband of Lucy KNIGHT of 49 Station Street, Malvern, Melbourne Victoria and father of Honor Rae Knight. Native of Hamilton, Victoria.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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