KING, Henry Ernest
| Service Number: | 5705 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 February 1916, Rockhampton, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Banana, Queensland, Australia, 1 July 1890 |
| Home Town: | Banana, Banana, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Banana State School, Queensland, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Accident (puncture fracture of skull / cerebral abscess), Hillcrest Hospital, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 1 December 1920, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
South Rockhampton Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Banana War Memorial, Shire of Banana Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5705, 15th Infantry Battalion, Rockhampton, Qld. | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 5705, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 5705, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Brisbane | |
| 1 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5705, Villers-Bretonneux, GSW foot admitted Gen. Hosp. discharged to Australian Infantry Base Depot | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5705, 15th Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory, GSW L thigh (severe) | |
| 25 Jul 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Infantry Battalion, transfered UK admitted 1st Southern General Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham | |
| 16 Mar 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5705, 15th Infantry Battalion, embarked for Australia as invalid H.T. 'Czaritza' 7 April 1919 transhipped at Alexandria to transport 'Dunluce Castle' for remainder of journey to Australia 18 May 1919 transhipped 'City of Poona' Sydney 20 May 1919 disembarked Brisbane | |
| 4 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5705, 15th Infantry Battalion, disability due to military service |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John KING and Laura Elizabeth nee TANWAN, of Banana via Rockhampton, Qld.
A DROVER'S DEATH
Sequel to Drinking Bout
ROCKHAMPTON, Thursday.
Startling evidence was given yesterday at the inquiry into the death of a drover named Henry Ernest King, which occurred in December. It was stated that on November 20 three drovers, Frank Norris, Robert Thomas, and King came to Turoom, on the Dawson River, on their way to Banana. They had a heavy drinking bout at Taroom. There were frequent fights, and the police were called upon to intervene in one of the quarrels between Morris and King. King said that the other man had struck him with a stick. King later complained of pains in the head, and Thomas and Morris did everything possible for him. King eventually arrived at Rockhampton on November 26. An operation was performed, but King died.
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