Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Malvern, Victoria |
Other Names | KNOX-KNIGHT, Ernest |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Managing law clerk |
Address | 'St Cloud', Grandview Grove, Armadale, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Elaine Constance Knight, 'St Cloud', Grandview Grove, Armadale, Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Major |
Unit name | 37th Battalion, Headquarters |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/54/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant-Colonel |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 37th Battalion |
Promotions |
Major Unit: INF37 Promotion date: |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31089 (31 December 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 (23 May 1919). Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30107 (1 June 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169 (4 October 1917). |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 36 |
Place of burial | Heath Cemetery (Plot V, Row B, Grave No. 15), Harbonnieres, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 128 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Robert Pilkington and Lucy KNOX-KNIGHT; husband of Elaine KNOX-KNIGHT, Grey Street, St. Kilda, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |