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John KNUCKEY

Regimental number4714
Place of birthCornwall England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressSwift and Arthur streets, Wellington, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs E L Knuckey, Perrawell Station, Cornwall, England
Enlistment date16 December 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 December 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 13 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 28 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialPerth Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 11), Zillebeke, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
91
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Elizabeth Jane KNUCKEY, Pembrough, Stithians, Perranwell, Cornwall, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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