George Shadrick KING

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Service Numbers:	35, 3013
Enlisted:	3 September 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Australian Employment Company
Born:	North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 January 1890
Home Town:	Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Jockey
Died:	Carcinoma of stomach, Repatriation General Hospital, Heidelberg, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 20 September 1960, aged 70 years
Cemetery:	Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton
Memorials:

3 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 35, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 35, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 35, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney
11 Mar 1915:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 35, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Discharged at the 3rd Military District for disciplinary reason
12 Jan 1917:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3013, 38th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria Also served under the name of George Shadrick King
19 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 3013, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
19 Feb 1917:	Embarked Private, 3013, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Melbourne
16 Jun 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Machine Gun Companies and Battalions, From 38th Battalion
16 Jul 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Australian Employment Company, From Machine Gun Corps
18 Sep 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3013, Australian Employment Company, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit

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Served for a time under alias of Robert Adams

Next of kin given as his step brother J. B. King of North Melbourne, Victoria

Son of the late Sarah King of Brunswick, Victoria. Husband of Violet King

Commenced return to Australia on 20 December 1918 aboard HT Orontes disembarking at Melbourne on 30 January 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal