Edgar James KNIGHT

KNIGHT, Edgar James

Service Numbers: 1670, QX7180
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
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World War 1 Service

8 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1670, Brisbane, Queensland
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 (WW2) , Private, QX7180, General Hospitals - WW2
31 Jul 1944: Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX7180, 2nd/1st Australian General Hospital

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Biography 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.

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