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KING, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2040 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 December 1915, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Boston, Lincolnshire. England, July 1889 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wharf labourer/Dairy farmer's assistant |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 30 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension, Franvillers, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2040, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 18 Feb 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2040, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2040, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2040, 31st Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), GSW (left foot) | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2040, 31st Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, 2nd occasion - Shell shock | |
| 24 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2040, 31st Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, 3rd occasion - Gassed | |
| 30 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2040, 31st Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", 4th occasion - shell wound (abdomen) |
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