Regimental number | 27696 |
Occupation | Farmer |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs N A King, Happy Valley Station, Brooklyn, Wellington |
Rank on embarkation | 2nd Lieutenant |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, J Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
Final unit | 3rd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 6), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Mother: Margaret A King, 1 Ingram Road, Remuera, Auckland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 16 |
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