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KING, Edwin Joseph

Service Numbers:	R1612, 1612
Enlisted:	28 April 1915
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	34th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia , date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Salesman
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 22 August 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, Daours, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sydney Anthony Hordern & Sons Ltd. Pictorial HR

World War 2 Service

28 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 36th Infantry Battalion

World War 1 Service

10 May 1917:	Involvement Private, R1612, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
10 May 1917:	Embarked Private, R1612, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney
22 Aug 1918:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 1612, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1612 awm_unit: 34th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-08-22

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