KING, Allen James
Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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Enlisted: | 9 October 1940 |
Last Rank: | Sub Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 |
Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 16 September 1915 |
Home Town: | Mount Lofty, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
Schooling: | Prince Alfred College, St Marks College, Adelaide University, South Australia |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Killed In Action, Indian Ocean, 20 November 1941, aged 26 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Birkenhead HMAS Sydney (II) D48 Memorial, Carnarvon HMAS Sydney II Memorial, Carnarvon Walk of Remembrance, Geraldton HMAS Sydney II Memorial, North Adelaide St. Mark's College WW2 Honour Roll, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea |
World War 2 Service
9 Oct 1940: | Enlisted | |
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9 Oct 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Lieutenant | |
19 Nov 1941: | Involvement Royal Australian Navy, Sub Lieutenant, HMAS Sydney (II) - D48 WW2 | |
Date unknown: | Involvement |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Eng.-Sub-lient. Allen James King, 26. only son of Mr. and Mrs. A. V. King. of Birch road, Mount Lofty, was an all-round sportsman. Educated at Prince Alfred College, he represented the college in rowing, and later was a member of the University crew. He was a member of the Sporting Car Club and secured numerous trophies in motor trials and for rowing.