| Regimental number | 314 |
| Place of birth | Beulah Tasmania |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | c/o G Walker, Calder Road, Wynyard, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Next of kin | Father, F J Knowles, Pomona, North Coast Line, Tasmania |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Battalion, C Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | Anzac Provost Corps |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
| Place of burial | Daours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row E, Grave No. 64), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 66 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Frank John and Maria Ellen KNOWLES, Cooroy, Queensland. Native of Beulah, Tasmania |
| Family/military connections | Uncle: 153 Sergeant Charles William Arthur COX, 40th Bn, killed in action, 12 October 1917; Cousins: 574 Pte Claude Lynton NIBBS, 40th Bn, killed in action, 12 October 1917; 245 Pte William Frederick David NIBBS, 40th Bn, returned to Australia, 16 July 1917.~ |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |