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KNIGHT, William George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3552 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1915, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warialda, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Kogarah, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Machinist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Death was due to machine gun fire while attempting to capture a machine gune post at night, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3552, 17th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 20 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 3552, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 3552, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Sydney | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3552, 17th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the left leg and evacuated to England on the 12 August 1916 | |
| 3 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3552, Wound for the second time with gunshot wound to the abdomen and evacuated to England on the 14 May 1917 | |
| 23 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 17th Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 14 May 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3552, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3552 awm_unit: 17th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-05-14 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Fredercik Manly and Grace Ada Kight of Ramsgate Road, Kogarah, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal