William Kneale
Name William Kneale
Number Corporal 3318
Battalion 5th Battalion
Place of Birth Allambee via Leongatha
Next of Kin Mr. W Kneale 2 Cambridge St Armidale
Date and place of enlistment Melbourne 8/7/1915
Physical details on enlistment Age 22 years 5 months,
5’8 ½” 173 pounds, light blue eyes, fair hair.
Religion Roman Catholic
Occupation Window dresser
Date and place of death
He was wounded in action on 10/2/1917 and died on 13/2/1917.
Location of grave or memorial
He was buried at Dernancourt Cemetery
Relationship to Woorayl Shire
He was born in Allambie and lived there. The family moved to Leongatha and he attended Leongatha State School
Military History
- He was a past student of Leongatha State School
- 8/7/15 He enlisted in Melbourne
- 11/10/15 He embarked Melbourne on the HMAT Nestor
- 26/2/16 He became a Lance Corporal
- 26/3/16 He embarked Alexandria
- 30/3/16 He disembarked Marseilles
- 7/7/16 He became a corporal
- 18/8/16 He became a Lance Sergeant
- 17/11/16 He became a temporary Sergeant
- 12/1/17 He became a Sergeant
- 10/2/17 He was wounded in action suffering a bomb wound to the left thigh
- 13/2/17 Died of wounds
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