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KNIGHT, Albert Llewellyn
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5914 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 April 1916, Place of enlistment - Cootamundra, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Urana, New South Wales, 28 January 1890 |
| Home Town: | Gillenbah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 May 1918, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurette Plot I, Row B, Grave 1 Headstone Inscription "A COURAGEOUS SOLDIER PROUDLY REMEMBERED BY HIS FAMILY", Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurette, Bray-sur-Somme, Picardie, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Narrandera WW1 War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5914, Place of enlistment - Cootamundra, New South Wales | |
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| 7 Oct 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5914, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Oct 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5914, 18th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT 'A40' Ceramic from Sydney on 7th October 1916. | |
| 3 May 1917: | Honoured Military Medal, "During the 3rd. May operations near NOREUIL he was with Lieut. Davies in O.G. 1. Each time the enemy attacked in O.G. 1 Pte. KNIGHT stood out alone in his efforts. On two occasions he got out of the trench and threw bombs down on the enemy although under M.G. fire. He was wounded in the leg and although thoroughly exhausted hung on till night, when he was ordered to the rear by the senior officer present. | |
| 3 May 1917: | Wounded Private, 5914, 18th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), GSW (leg) | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Wounded Private, 5914, 18th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, 2nd occasion - GSW (hands) | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
| 25 Apr 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 5914, 18th Infantry Battalion, Merris (France), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5914 awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-05-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Thomas and Isabella KNIGHT; husband of Martha Ann KNIGHT.
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