| Regimental number | 2594 |
| Place of birth | Benalla Victoria |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Farm employee |
| Address | Tarnpirr, Cobram, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Father, C G Knight, Tarnpirr, Cobram, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 18 months in the Cobram Rifle Club. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Berks Cemetery Extension (Row A, Grave No. 18), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 50 |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 2595 Pte Hugh Menock KNIGHT, 7th Bn, returned to Australia, 4 May 1917. |
| Other details |
War service: admitted to Anzac Advanced Base, Mudros, from Alexandria, 18 November 1915; taken on strength, 7th Bn, Sarpi (Lemnos) Battalion Camp, 20 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria from HMT 'Empress of Britain', ex Lemnos, 7 January 1916. Found guilty, 18 January 1916, of (a) being absent without leave from 1730 16 January 1916 to 0615 18 January 1916: awarded 7 days' Field Punishment No. 2; (b) Breaking bounds, awarded 21 days' Field Punishment No. 2; (c) disobedience of orders: awarded 21 hours' pack drill and to pay for new kit issued. Embarked at Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 26 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 31 March 1916. Killed in action, 27 June 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal ~ |