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KING, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4129 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Heyfield, Victoria, Australia, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Heyfield, Wellington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 1 September 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension FRANCE 511 Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Peronne, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Heyfield Honour Roll WW1, Heyfield War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4129, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4129, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne | |
| 1 Sep 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 4129, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4129 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-01 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Barb Balcombe
Brother James, also served, Pte. 3831 and was killed 26/9/1917, leaving 2 orphaned children, Dorothy Linda and Roy Leonard King.