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KNIGHT, Robert Oliver
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3802 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
8 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3802, 7th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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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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