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KNIGHT, John Francis
Personal Details
Service Number: | 317 |
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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 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
14 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 317, 38th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic. | |
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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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