Christopher Charles KING

KING, Christopher Charles

Service Number: 3333
Enlisted: 31 July 1915, Warwick Farm, New South Wales
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
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World War 1 Service

31 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3333, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Warwick Farm, New South Wales
2 Nov 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3333, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :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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Biography

"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)