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Walter Kay KNOWLES

Regimental number2174
Place of birthNorth Carlton Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMonumental mason
Address19 Lytton Street, Carlton, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs Emily Knowles, 19 Lytton Street, Carlton, Victoria
Enlistment date10 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 27 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 May 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date24 August 1918 - Melbourne, Victoria
Other detailsServed 1142 days (1014 days of which were spent abroad)
Date of death25 June 1949

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