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KNIGHT, Ernest Cyril
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1393 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 March 1916, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 8 May 1896 |
| Home Town: | Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Paddington Public School |
| Occupation: | Drover / Stockman |
| Died: | 3 March 1944, aged 47 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | New South Wales Garden of Remembrance (Rookwood Necropolis) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1393, 36th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 13 May 1916: | Involvement Driver, 1393, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 13 May 1916: | Embarked Driver, 1393, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Elizabeth KNIGHT, 27a Oatley Road, Paddington, New South Wales.
Suffered injuries caused by accident 13 May 1917 and invalided to Oxford Hospital England where he spent three months before returning to duty.