Regimental number | 1374 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Chiltern, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Driver |
Address | Wysart, McDonald Street, Northcote, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, William Kneebone, Wysart, McDonald Street, Northcote, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 658 Pte Thomas KNEEBONE, 21st Bn, returned to Australia, returned to Australia, 28 January 1916. |
Other details |
War service: embarked Melbourne, 22 December 1914. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 12 April 1915. Promoted Lance Corporal on Gallipoli, 18 August 1915. Admitted to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Mudros, 16 September 1915 (rheumatism); to No 3 General Hospital, Lemnos, 28 September 1915 (enteric fever); to Lowlands Casualty Clearing Station, Mudros, 12 October 1915 (enteric fever). Transferred to Base, Mudros, 19 October 1915. Embarked for England on board 'Aquitania', 21 October 1915; admitted to Reading War Hospital, 27 October 1915. Commenced return to Australia on board 'Ascanius', 17 March 1916; disembarked, 30 April 1916; discharged, 6 September 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 74 |
Place of burial | Fawkner Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria |