| Regimental number | 101 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Woodbury, Devon, England |
| True Name | KNOWLES, Arthur Willie |
| School | Broadmeads School, Exeter, Woodbury, Devon, England |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 31 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Labourer |
| Address | GPO, Hobart, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 31 |
| Height | 5' 8.5" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs A Avery, 68 West Hill Road, Mutley, Plymouth, England |
| Previous military service | Claimed to have served for 7 years in the Devonshire Regiment, 2nd Bn; 5 years in the Reserves. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Hobart, Tasmania |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Battalion, A Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/29/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board Transport A2 Geelong on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'Joined English Navy for 12 years; took his discharge; joined Australian Navy, left England on H.M.A.T. Sydney. Deserted & joined the A.I.F.' (details from wife) |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
| Age at death | 33 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 35), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 66 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Amelia KNOWLES; husband of Sarah Ethel KNOWLES, 4 Bartholomew Street, West Exeter, England. Native of Exton, Devon |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 2 March 1915. Reported missing in action, 25 April 1915; fate confirmed as killed in action by Court of Inquiry, 5 June 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
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