William Keith KING MC

KING, William Keith

Service Number: 899
Enlisted: 1 February 1915
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: 2nd Light Horse Regiment
Born: Longreach, Queensland, Australia, 1896
Home Town: Hughenden, Flinders, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Grazier
Died: Killed In Action, Palestine, 14 July 1918
Cemetery: Jerusalem War Cemetery
Row H, Grave No. 92
Memorials: Hughenden R.S.S.A.I.L.A. Roll of Honour, Hughenden War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

1 Feb 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 899, 2nd Light Horse Regiment
8 Apr 1915: Involvement Private, 899, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
8 Apr 1915: Embarked Private, 899, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane
20 May 1918: Honoured Military Cross
14 Jul 1918: Involvement Lieutenant, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 2nd Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-07-14

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Biography contributed by Peter Rankin

Awarded the Military Cross

For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in the field. He took a party of twenty men over very difficult intervening ground, and raided a commanding enemy post in a most dashing manner with bayonet and bomb, killing five of the enemy and capturing five prisoners, seven horses, and one machine gun. He did fine work.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 23
Date: 12 February 1919