Samuel Edward KING

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Service Number:	6999
Enlisted:	13 September 1916, Enlisted in Brisbane,Queensland as part of the 15th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Roma, Queensland, Australia, 14 November 1892
Home Town:	Newmarket, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Plumber
Died:	Chest wounds, Belgium, 16 August 1917, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Westhof Farm Cemetery Burial reference: - Plot II. Row E. Grave 14. Personal Inscription: - BLESSED ARE PEACEMAKERS THEY SHALL BE CALLED THE CHILDREN OF GOD".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Windsor War Memorial

13 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6999, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Brisbane,Queensland as part of the 15th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement.
25 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 6999, 15th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: ''
25 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 6999, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney

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Son of William and Harriet KING; husband of Maria KING, of Queen Street, Camphill, Coorparoo, Queensland.

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