Henry Kirkham KING

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Service Number:	1368
Enlisted:	28 December 1914, Toowoomba, Qld. Previously served 3 years in Australian Naval Forces from 1911.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	9th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 14 June 1889
Home Town:	Hobart, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, 15th CCS, Ebblinghem, France, 24 April 1918, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	Ebblinghem Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 10)
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hobart Roll of Honour

28 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1368, 9th Infantry Battalion, Toowoomba, Qld. Previously served 3 years in Australian Naval Forces from 1911.
13 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 1368, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: ''
13 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 1368, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Brisbane
4 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1368, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, TOS
19 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1368, 9th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm
24 Apr 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1368, 9th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, SW to left axilla sustained near Meteren. Evacuated to 15th CCS at Ebblinghem, where he died of his wounds later the same day.

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