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KNIGHT, Edgar James
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 1670, QX7180 |
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Enlisted: | 8 January 1916, Brisbane, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 2nd/1st Australian General Hospital |
Born: | Cheltenham, England, 2 January 1899 |
Home Town: | Bundaberg, Bundaberg, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Natural causes, Queensland, Australia, 23 June 1972, aged 73 years |
Cemetery: |
Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens & Crematorium, Queensland |
Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
8 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1670, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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12 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1670, 52nd Infantry Battalion, RMS Mooltan, Sydney | |
12 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1670, 52nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
20 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1670, 49th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
23 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX7180, General Hospitals - WW2 | |
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31 Jul 1944: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX7180, 2nd/1st Australian General Hospital |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
1668 Pte James Knight (/explore/people/374628) and his two sons, 1669 Pte Harry Knight (/explore/people/123496), and 1670 Pte. Edgar James Knight (/explore/people/292126) all enlisted together in Brisbane on 08 Jan 1916 and embarked for service abroad with the 52nd Infantry Battalion together. - The three soldiers all survived the war.