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Albert Lilly KNIGHT

Regimental number1665
Place of birthPort Stephen New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFisherman
AddressSwan Bay, Port Stephens, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinBrother, Herb Lilly Knight, Swan Bay, Port Stephens, New South Wales
Enlistment date8 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name35th Battalion, 1st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/52/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on 1 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll55th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 27 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialDaours Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 27), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
161
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Samuel William and Jane KNIGHT; brother of Herbert Lilley KNIGHT, Karuah, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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