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John Draine KNIGHTS

Regimental number2174
Place of birthGriston England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Next of kinMother, Mrs Ellen Knights, Griston, Norfolk, England
Enlistment date16 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name25th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/42/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A26 Armadale on 18 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll9th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 2 June 1916
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialRue-Du-Bois Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No. 23), Fleurbaix, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
56
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Horace and Ellen KNIGHTS, Griston, Thetford, Norfolk, England

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