Albert Ernest William KNIGHT

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KNIGHT, Albert Ernest William

Service Numbers:	S24156, 416863
Enlisted:	6 March 1941, Port Augusta, SA
Last Rank:	Warrant Officer
Last Unit:	No. 463 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Willunga, South Australia, Australia, 15 November 1919
Home Town:	Port Augusta, Port Augusta, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Flying Battle, Niederarndorf, Germany, 14 February 1945, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery Plot 2, Row A, Grave 17 Headstone inscription reads: His duty nobly done. Ever remembered by his loved ones Roll of Honour - Port Augusta
Memorials:	Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Port Augusta District WW2 Honour Board, Port Augusta RSL Hall Circular Honour Roll, Port Augusta Swimming Club Memorial Garden and Arch, Soldiers' Memorial Band Rotunda

World War 2 Service

6 Mar 1941:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S24156, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion, Port Augusta, SA
11 Oct 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Warrant Officer, 416863, No. 463 Squadron (RAAF), Adelaide, SA

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Ernest Ralph Knight and Jessie Annie (nee Young Knight of Commercial Road, Port Augusta, SA

Plane was Lancaster MN721 while on air operations over Germany targeting Rostiz and was hit by flak over the target and just prior to releasing its bomb load. Three of the crew were Australians.

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