Regimental number | 15220 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Benalla, Victoria |
School | Benalla West State School, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Bank clerk |
Address | Millthorpe, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 8" |
Weight | 130 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J B Knox, Shire Secretary, Benalla, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Australian General Hospital |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/101/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A63 Karoola on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Australian General Hospital |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Joined the Bank of New South Wales, Warrnambool branch, 21 January 1911. transferred to Maldo branch, February 1911; to Bendigo branch, October 1912; to Kyneton brach (ledger keeper), December 1912; To Moama branch, February 1913; to Head Office, Sydney, August 1913; to Moree branch, September 1914; to Millthorpe branch, December 1914. |
Fate | Drowned |
Date of death | |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Tell el Kebir War Memorial Cemetery (Grave No. 35), Egypt |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 183 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Mary Isabella KNOX of Benalla, Victoria. |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 14312 Private James Baldock KNOX, 3rd Australian General Hospital, returned to Australia, 9 July 1919; 942 Private Francis Walters Baldock KNOX, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 11 July 1917. Sister: Sister Hida Mary KNOX, Australian Army Nursing Service, died of disease, 17 February 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Court of Enquiry, Abbassia, 30 January 1917, found that he had sustained a wound to the back of the neck before he fell or was pushed into the Nile, and that 'the presence of the wound, coupled with the absence of belt and boots is decidedly suspicious.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | 'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 221. |