William
Jerrad Gerard
Kniese
Born in Hotham East, Victoria, Australia
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Eileen Elizabeth (Burns) Kniese
— married
1937 in Victoria, Australia
[children unknown]
Died
at age 69
in Frankston, Victoria, Australia
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Biography
William Kniese was born in Victoria, Australia
Corporal William Kniese served in the Royal Australian Air Force in World War II
Service started: 27 Aug 1942
Unit(s):
Service ended: 10 Dec 1945
Service started: 27 Aug 1942
Unit(s):
Service ended: 10 Dec 1945
William Jerrad Gerard Kniese was born on 16 Dec 1910 in Hotham East, Victoria, Australia.[1]
William married Eileen Elizabeth Burns (1911 - 1974) in 1937 in Victoria.[2]
William served in the Royal Australian Air Force from 27 Aug 1942 to 10 Dec 1945.[3]
William died on 9 Oct 1980 in Frankston, Victoria aged 69.[4] William is buried in Cheltenham Memorial Cemetery, Cheltenham. [5]
Sources
- ↑ Birth Registration Index, "Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria" : accessed 26 Jul 2022; Index entry for Wm Jerrad KNIESE, Registration year: 1911; Parents: Wm and Margt DIREEN; Place: HOTHAM EAST, VIC, Australia, Registration number: 4174 / 1911
- ↑ Marriage Registration Index, "Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria" : accessed 26 Jul 2022; Index entry for Eileen Elizth BURNS and Wm Gerard Jos KNIESE, Registration year: 1937, Registration number: 10513 / 1937
- ↑ Department of Veterans' Affairs, Australia. World War 2 Nominal Rolls. (DVA Nominal Rolls : accessed 27 Jul 2022) entry for KNIESE, WILLIAM GERRARD (Service: Royal Australian Air Force, Service Number: 117767, Date of Birth: 16 Dec 1910, Place of Birth: NORTH MELBOURNE, VIC, Date of Enlistment: 27 Aug 1942, Locality on Enlistment: CHELSEA, Place of Enlistment: MELBOURNE, VIC, Next of Kin: KNIESE, EILEEN, Date of Discharge: 10 Dec 1945, Rank: Corporal, Posting at Discharge: 1 AIRCRAFT DEPOT, Prisoner of War: No, Honours: None for display)
- ↑ Death Registration Index, "Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria" : accessed 26 Jul 2022; Index entry for William Gerard KNIESE, Registration year: 1980; Place: Frankston, Australia, Birthplace: Melbourne, Age at Death: 69, Registration number: 23203 / 1980
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images, Memorial: William G Kniese, Birth Date: 1911, Death Date: 9 Oct 1980, Cheltenham Memorial Cemetery, Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia, Plot: 6*HD*N, Find A Grave: Memorial #215665116, accessed: 27 Jul 2022, Maintained By: woowoo, 49949980.
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