KING, Rupert Milton
| Service Number: | 260980 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | RAAF Personnel / Embarkation / Holding Units |
| Born: | Burwood, NSW, 2 May 1895 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Sydney Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Vaucluse, Sydney, NSW, 2 August 1987, aged 92 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book |
World War 2 Service
| 19 Feb 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 260980, RAAF Personnel / Embarkation / Holding Units | |
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| Date unknown: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 260980, RAAF Personnel / Embarkation / Holding Units |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement British Forces (All Conflicts), Second Lieutenant, Royal Air Force - unspecified units |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
RUPERT MILTON KING was born at Burwood, New South Wales, on 2nd May, 1895, the son of Mr. William Milton King and Mrs. Kate Caroline King. He was educated at the Sydney Grammar School, and joined the Bank’s service at the Head Office on 23rd September, 1914.
Rupert Milton King enlisted in 1915, and left Australia in October. He served in England from January, 1916, till May, 1918, and was promoted to second-lieutenant in December, 1917. He was engaged as instructor in aviation and bombing, and in aerial patrol work in Egypt, where he patrolled the coast and Canal until February, 1919. In the previous month he was promoted to lieutenant. He returned to Australia in July, 1919.
Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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