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John MACKNIGHT

Regimental number4442
Place of birthWavertree, Liverpool, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCustoms agent
AddressForrest Street, Peppermint Grove, Western Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation40
Next of kinWife, Mrs A W MacKnight, 'Malonga', Walpole Street, Kew, Victoria
Enlistment date4 April 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 12
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/14/6
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 30 October 1917
Regimental number from Nominal Roll4442B
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 25 June 1918
Age at death from cemetery records41
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot IX, Row E, Grave No. 9), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
120
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Alexander and Mary MACKNIGHT; husband of Alma W. MACKNIGHT, 'Molonglo', 58 Walpole Street, Kew, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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