KNICKEL, Ernest August
| Service Number: | 2349 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 January 1916, Enlisted at Chermside, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | Field Artillery Brigades |
| Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 16 December 1890 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fencer |
| Died: | Brights Disease, Military Hospital, Tidsworth, England, United Kingdom, 24 July 1917, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bulford Church Cemetery, Wiltshire, England Plot 3, Row I, Grave 8 Chaplain T.C. Robinson officiated Undertaker was J. Burden of Durrington, Wiltshire, Bulford Church Cemetery, Bulford, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Alton Downs War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 18 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2349, Light Horse Reinforcements, Enlisted at Chermside, QLD | |
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| 5 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 2349, 5th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Mashobra embarkation_ship_number: A47 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 2349, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Mashobra, Sydney | |
| 27 May 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Gunner, Field Artillery Brigades | |
| 27 May 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Gunner, Field Artillery Brigades, Transferred from the 5th Light Horse to the Field Artillery | |
| 24 Jul 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 2349, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2349 awm_unit: Details Australian Field Artillery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1918-07-24 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Fredericka H A Knickel of 'Alton Downs', Rockhampton, QLD
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK
Died on this date - 24th July......Gunner Ernest August Knickel was born at Alton Downs, near Rockhampton, Queensland in 1890. He enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 17th September, 1914 along with his brother John Fred Knickel. Ernest was discharged from the Army on 12th November, 1914 under Section 15, A.I.F. Orders. Pte John Fred Knickel embarked from Melbourne on 22nd December, 1914.
Ernest August Knickel re-enlisted on 18th January, 1916 as a 25 year old Fencer from Alton Downs, Rockhampton, Queensland. He embarked from Sydney, NSW on 5th April, 1916 with 5th Light Horse Regiment, 16th Reinforcements. He was transferred Reserve Brigade Artillery Details at Tel-el-Kebir on 25th May, 1916 with the rank of Gunner.
Gunner Knickel was transferred to England & was appointed Acting Corporal on 22nd August, 1916 at Australian Artillery Training Depot, Bulford, Wiltshire.
Acting Corporal Knickel was admitted to 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital, Bulford, Wiltshire on 28th April, 1917. His rank reverted to Gunner on his admission to Hospital. He transferred to Parkhouse on 24th May, 1914 & discharged to Convalescent Training Company, Bulford the same day. Gunner Knickel was discharged on 6th July, 1917 & marched out to R.B.A.A. (Reserve Brigade Australian Artillery) at Larkhill, Wiltshire.
Gunner Ernest August Knickel was admitted to the Military Hospital, Tidworth, Wiltshire on 20th July, 1917. He died at 8.40 a.m. on 24th July, 1917 from Bright’s disease.
Gunner Knickel was buried in Bulford Church Cemetery, Wiltshire where 14 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried.
(His brother - Private John Fred Knickel, 305, 15th Battalion, served at Gallipoli & was discharged as medically unfit with Rheumatism. He was returned to Australia on 5th February, 1916.)
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/bulford---wiltshire.html
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