
KING, Christopher Charles
Service Number: | 3333 |
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Enlisted: | 31 July 1915 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, 10 March 1894 |
Home Town: | Canterbury, Canterbury, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Canterbury Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Driver |
Died: | Killed in Action, Fleurbaix, France, 19 July 1916, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 8 VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles,France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Canterbury Public School War Memorial, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
31 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3333 | |
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2 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3333, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
2 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3333, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
16 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion | |
19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3333, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3333 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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"Mr. and Mrs. King, of Richard-street, Canterbury, havo been notified that their eldest son, Private C. C. King, who was reported missing on July 19, 1916, was killed in action on that date. He enlisted in August, 1915, and left Sydney in November, 1915." - from the Sydney Morning Herlad 24 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)