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KING, Albert Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX15532 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 May 1940, Caulfield, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/14th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, 17 May 1919 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Papua New Guinea, 9 October 1942, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Plot C8, Row A, Grave 14 - Heaadstone reads: Perfect peace , Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 17 May 1940: | Enlisted Private, VX15532, Caulfield, Victoria | |
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| 17 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX15532, 2nd/14th Infantry Battalion | |
| 18 May 1940: | Involvement Private, VX15532 | |
| 19 Oct 1940: | Embarked Private, VX15532, Embarked at Sydney for Middle East | |
| 29 Jan 1942: | Embarked Private, VX15532, Embarked at Middle East For Australia | |
| 6 Aug 1942: | Embarked Private, VX15532, Embarked at Brisbane for Port Morseby |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William Henry and Gladys Irene King; husband of Vera Lena King of Fitzroy, Victoria, later known as Vera Lena Lemin; brother of Walter John King who also served in the Middle East and returned to Australia
Medals: 1939-45 Star, Africa Star, Pacific Star, Defence Medal, War Medal, Australian Service Medal