Regimental number | 1538 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Prospect, South Australia |
School | North Adelaide Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Porter |
Address | Anthony Street, Kirkcaldy |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Catherine Knill, Anthony Street, Kirkcaldy |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Fouquescourt British Cemetery (Plot III, Row BB, Grave No. 9), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 110 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and katherine KNILL, Military Road, South Henley Beach, South Australia. native of Adelaide |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 720 Pte Grosvenor William KNILL, 9th Light Horse, returned to Australia, 7 June 1915; 2189 WO1 Percy George KNILL, 10th Bn, effective abroad (subsequently returned to Australia, February 1920). |
Other details | War service: Gallipoli, Egypt, France (wounded in an air raid; recovered). |