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KING, William Duncan
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5616 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 April 1916, Wangaratta, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yarragon, Victoria, Australia, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Sea View, Baw Baw, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Newstead State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Dairy Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL, France, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Yarragon War Memorial |
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World War 1 Service
| 26 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 5616, Wangaratta, Victoria | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 5616, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 5616, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5616, 24th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second), KIA |
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