John George KNOX MID

KNOX, John George

Service Numbers: 93, V84759
Enlisted: 10 June 1940
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance
Born: Seghill, Northumberland, England, 31 July 1873
Home Town: Not yet discovered
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: In England-Blacksmith and a Police Officer
Died: Illness, Victoria, Victoria, Australia, 22 April 1945, aged 71 years
Cemetery: Cheltenham Memorial Park, Victoria, Australia
Presbyterian Plot. Row 191. Grave 62.
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

18 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 93, 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Southern embarkation_ship_number: A27 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 93, 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, HMAT Southern, Melbourne

World War 2 Service

3 Sep 1939: Involvement Sergeant, V84759
10 Jun 1940: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, V84759

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

Births Sep 1873   Knox John George Tynemouth 10b 226.

He married in Gateshead 25.03.1896, Ellen Wardle.
 

He enlisted in Australia on 18th August 1914 at the age of 41 in the 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, Service Number 93 and was Mentioned in Despatches  [London Gazette 14th June 1918] 

He served at Gallipoli and in Egypt in WWI and although past retirement age , enlisted for war service in WWII in the Australian Army Service Corps under Service Number V84759.

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