KING, Charles
| Service Number: | 356 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 7 April 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Northgate, Queensland, Australia, 1 August 1891 |
| Home Town: | Glass House Mountains, Sunshine Coast, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Greenslopes Repatriation Hospital, Queensland, Australia, 5 June 1953, aged 61 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane, Qld Monumental Portion 11 |
| Memorials: | Glass House Mountains RSL Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 356, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 3 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 356, 26th Infantry Battalion, 1st MD, Medically unfit due to wounding | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Private, 356, 26th Infantry Battalion |
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From Australian Remembrance Army
Private Albert Charles King, (served as Charles King, service number 356), an Australian World War One veteran who served our nation at Gallipoli, is among almost 800 previously unmarked graves in Lutwyche Cemetery we have now honoured with a plaque recognising their service for Australia.
On 20 September 2025, his plaque was unveiled in Lutwyche Cemetery, along with a further 161 plaques on the previously unmarked graves of Australian World War One veterans:
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Albert Charles King was born on 1 August 1891 in Northgate, Brisbane, to Alexander King and Frances King (née Salmon), who had emigrated from England in September 1874. Before the war, Albert—known as Charlie—lived in the Glass House Mountains and worked as a timber getter. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force at Brisbane on 7 April 1915, aged 23 (though recorded as 26 years 8 months), giving his occupation as labourer and naming his father Alexander as next of kin. He joined the 26th Infantry Battalion and embarked for overseas service from Brisbane aboard HMAT Ascanius (A11) on 24 May 1915.
In December 1915 he was wounded in action, sustaining a shell injury to his foot. In February 1916 he was admitted to hospital suffering from mumps. Although he returned to duty, he was wounded again in October 1917 in Belgium, receiving a gunshot wound to his right forearm. Owing to this injury he was medically repatriated to Australia aboard the Llanstephan Castle, arriving in May 1918. He was discharged from the AIF in July as medically unfit for further service.
After the war, Albert married Winifred Beatrice Bonney on 6 May 1920 at the Mission Hall, Leichhardt Street, Brisbane. His name was mistakenly entered on the marriage register as Herbert Charles King. The couple had four children and lived at the Glass House Mountains until about 1928, when they moved to Nundah, Brisbane, later returning to the Glass House Mountains.
Private Albert Charles King died at Greenslopes Repatriation Hospital on 5 June 1953, aged 61, and was buried the following day in Monumental Portion 11, Lutwyche Cemetery, Brisbane. Winifred died in February 1970, and her ashes were scattered at the Glass House Mountains Lookout.
After decades without recognition at his place of burial, his grave now bears a plaque commemorating his service to Australia — ensuring his name will be remembered among those who served with duty and sacrifice. His identity has been restored.
We have remembered him.
Lest We Forget.
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