KING, Frederick John
| Service Number: | 900 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 July 1915, at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, March 1887 |
| Home Town: | Clifton Hill, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Victoria Park State School |
| Occupation: | Bootmaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 21 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais I. K. 50 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 900, 31st Infantry Battalion, at Melbourne | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 900, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 900, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 900, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed in action |
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World War 1, or the War to End All Wars, was a devastating point in history which was the cause of the death of over 16 million people. The war was a kind of prolonged torture, no one knew when it was going to end, nor did they know what they were even fighting for. Frederick John King participated in the battles that took place in Egypt as well as the Battle of Cambrai.
Frederick John King's birthplace was in Collingwood, Victoria. He was last known to be living in Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia. Before the war, King was known to be a Bootmaker. He did not have any prior experience in military service. His father’s name was John King, and he had two siblings whose names are Rose and Florrie. He was a part of the Protestant Christianity Movement as a Baptist.
Kin enlisted on 9 July 1915 at Melbourne. The ship he embarked on was the HMAT A62 Wandilla Ship, and he left for the war on the 9th of October, 1915. He was a private, which was the lowest role in the war. He went first towards Egypt, then later a long in the year he went to France in 1916. It was here that he was killed in action in the area of Fromelles, the day after the battle.
As previously mentioned, Frederick John King was the lowest ranking in the war as he was a Private. He died in action in Pas de Calais, France, and he passed away anywhere between the 19th or 20th of July, 1916. He was much loved by his parents and siblings, as his gravestone reads, “In memory of my only son loved brother of Rose and the late Florrie.”