Robert Oliver KNIGHT

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Service Number:	3802
Enlisted:	8 July 1915, Bendigo, Vic.
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	57th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1895
Home Town:	Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 25 February 1918
Cemetery:	La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery, Wallonie, Belgium Plot III, Row C, Grave No. 12, La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery, La Plus Douve, Wallonie, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Bendigo St John's Church of England Roll of Honor, North Bendigo State School No 1267 Honour Roll

8 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3802, 7th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
23 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3802, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: ''
26 Feb 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
15 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 57th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3802, 57th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
21 Nov 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 57th Infantry Battalion, France
19 Sep 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3802, 57th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, GSW to both thighs sustained near Menin Road. Evacuated to UK. Rejoined unit 21 February 1918.
25 Feb 1918:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 3802, 57th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3802 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-02-25

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