William Martin Knight

Personal Information
Date of Birth	unknown
Place of Birth	Hereford, England
Death	1928, aged 59
Place of Death	Boulder, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	48 years, 2 months
Description	5'4" (1.63m) tall; weight 120 lbs (54.4 kg); dark complexion, blue eyes, dark brown hair
Occupation	miner
Religion	Church of England
Address	Roleystone, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Wife Mrs Nora Knight
Military Information
Reg Number	W14534
Date of Enlistment	28 May 1917 - 22 Aug 1917
Rank	Sapper
Unit/Formation	Tunnelling Reinforcements
Date of Embarkation	Did not leave Australia

Pre War

Electoral Roll entries - 1903 a miner at Harris's +Gold Mine Lawlers'; 1910 boundary rider in Yalgoo, later in the year an inspector with the Rabbit Department in Burracoppin; 1916 - 1918 at 'Gertie Dale' Roleystone, carrier

War Service

Enlisted in Perth giving his address as Roleystone.

After being allocated to the Tunnellers three weeks later, he was sent to Seymour camp in Victoria for specialist training. There he was found to be medically unfit for the work and was discharged after serving for only 87 days.

Discharged in Victoria - over age