John Francis KNIGHT

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Service Number:	317
Enlisted:	14 February 1916, Bendigo, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	38th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia, 1887
Home Town:	Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Butcher
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 13 October 1917
Cemetery:	Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Plot XXII, Row A, Grave No. 7,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, North Bendigo State School No 1267 Honour Roll

14 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 317, 38th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
20 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 317, 38th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
20 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 317, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne
7 Jun 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 317, 38th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines
4 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 317, 38th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge
13 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 317, 38th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele

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