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KNOWLES, William Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1462 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 January 1915, Cairns, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Waratah, Tasmania, Australia, 1 July 1895 |
| Home Town: | Queenstown, West Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 3 April 1968, aged 72 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Gravatt Cemetery & Crematorium, Brisbane Anzac 1 232 |
| Memorials: | Queenstown State School WWI Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1462, Cairns, Queensland | |
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| 13 Feb 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1462, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 13 Feb 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1462, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane | |
| 2 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1462, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 23 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1462, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 25 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 49th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 49th Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1462, 49th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, 2nd occasion - GSW (right leg) | |
| 5 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1462, 49th Infantry Battalion |
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