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KING, Robert Russell
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 37886 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | Field Artillery Brigades |
| Born: | Sydney, NSW, 1899 |
| Home Town: | Rose Bay, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Sydney Church of England Grammar School; Mosman Preparatory School; Sydney University |
| Occupation: | Farming |
| Died: | Sydney, NSW, 21 August 1958, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Nov 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 37886, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
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| 5 Nov 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 37886, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Robert Russell King, just turned 19, is shortly off to the front with the artillery. George Russell King, 17, has gone to help fight the strike on a Northern boat as a fireman. The two boys, sons of Mr. and Mrs. G. C. King, of Rose Bay, are the eldest grandsons of the late Mr. H. C. Russell, Government Astronomer of N.S. Wales. At the age when the grandfather gazed at the stars the boys are gazing at smoke and fire. But the same spirit — love of country shines through all.