Henry Garnett KING

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Service Number:	S77260
Enlisted:	19 April 1942, Alice Springs, SA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	47th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Port Augusta, South Australia, Australia, 12 October 1911
Home Town:	Alice Springs, Alice Springs, Northern Territory
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Motor Mechanic / Motor Garage Proprietor
Died:	Killed in Action, New Guinea, 4 September 1943, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery CWGC Grave Reference ~ Plot L. Row D. Grave 15. Personal Inscription ~ "DIED FOR THE FREEDOM OF HIS COUNTRY. GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN"
Memorials:	Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Augusta Christ Church Memorial Altar, Port Augusta District WW2 Honour Board, Port Augusta RSL Hall Circular Honour Roll, Port Augusta Soldiers' Memorial Band Rotunda

19 Apr 1942:	Involvement Private, S77260
19 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Alice Springs, SA
19 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, S77260
20 Feb 1943:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 47th Infantry Battalion
Date unknown:	Involvement

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