Herbert Henry KING

KING, Herbert Henry

Service Number: 1667
Enlisted: 16 December 1914
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Infantry Battalion
Born: Hallett, South Australia, 8 June 1891
Home Town: Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia
Schooling: Saint Marsh School, Port Pirie, South Australia
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915, aged 24 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Burra District WW1 Honor Roll, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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World War 1 Service

16 Dec 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1667, 4th Infantry Battalion
11 Feb 1915: Involvement Private, 1667, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: ''
11 Feb 1915: Embarked Private, 1667, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Samuel Cromwell King and Margaret Ranger formerly King nee Ryan of Jean Park, Port Pirie, SA

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal