KING, Reginald
| Service Number: | 44 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hastings, Sussex, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Sailor |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 44, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 44, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 44 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Possible birth record-Births Dec 1896 King Reginald Harry Hastings 2b 24
Next of kin
Mother, Mrs S King, 168 Priory Road, Halton, Hastings, England.
Enlistment date 17 August 1914.
His brother Private Frederick William King, Service Number 45, also A’ Company, 5th Battery, Australian Imperial Force,fell in France-they enlisted together-hence consecutive service numbers.
5th Battalion, A Company-Service Number 44.
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/22/1
Age at embarkation 19
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on 21 October 1914.
Rank from Nominal Roll Corporal.
Returned to Australia 12 November 1916
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