Allen James KING

KING, Allen James

    Service Numbers: Not yet discovered
    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, 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, Plymouth Naval Memorial to the Missing / Lost at Sea
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    World War 2 Service

    9 Oct 1940: Enlisted
    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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    Biography 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.

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