Ancestor Details
Name of Ancestor: Frank Berners Knyvett
Ancestor's date of birth: 01/01/1875
Ancestor's date of death: 01/01/1950
Cause of Death: Age related ill health. Passed away in Florida USA.
Service Number: 147 (QMI), 296 (QIB), Officer - no number (ACH)
Colony or State of enlistment: QLD, Place of Enlistment: Brisbane
Unit: B Company, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry (PTE), 5th Queensland Imperial Bushmen (SGT), 7 bn Australian Commonwealth Horse (LT)
Rank attained in Boer War: LT, Date Effective: 1902?
Highest Rank attained (if served after war): No record of post Boer War service.
Murray Page: 455, 499 and 533
Contingent: Fist and Fifth Queensland, Third Australian
Ship: Cornwall, Date of Sailing: 01/11/1899
Ship: Templemore, Date of Sailing: 06/03/1901
Ship: Custodian, Date of Sailing: 19/05/1902
Awards/Decorations and Commendations: Queen and King's South Africa Medals with clasps. For coolness and gallantry in action at Onverwacht 4/1/1902. London Gazette 29/7/1902 D.C.M. Vide promotions London Gazette 31/10/1902 Page 6909 Position 22 Australian Commonwealth Gazette Page 1 Position 40.
Memorial details: QMI Museum Enoggera QLD
Personal Characteristics: Detail not provided
Reasons to go and fight: Patroitism
Details of service in war: December 1899 - December 1900 in northwest Cape Colony including victory over rebel band at Sunnyside (1 January 1900), Free State, and east Transvaal. (QMI) April 1900 - March 1902 in east Transvaal, Free State including defeat at Mokari Drift (27 September 1901), and Natal border campaign including stand at Onverwacht (4 January 1902) (QIB). Arrived too late to take part in combat (ACH).
Service and life after the Boer War: Returned to Australia: late July 1902 on Manchester Merchant. No further detail provided.
Descendant Details
Name of Descendant: Elaine Lola Grimley nee Knyvett, Miranda NSW
Relationship to Ancestor: Niece
