James KING

Regimental number4/1511
Date of birth20 December 1885
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMill Road, Waimate
Marital statusMarried
Height5' 8"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Julia King, Mill Road, Waimate
Previous military serviceServed for 13 years in the Westport Volunteer Rifles; unit disbanded.
Enlistment date9 October 1915
Place of enlistmentAvondale
Rank on embarkationSapper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Final rankSapper
Final unitNew Zealand Tunnelling Company
FateKilled in Action 15 August 1916
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialRoclincourt Valley Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave No 5), Roclincourt, near Arras, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Julia Frances King, 4 Forth Street, Dunedin West. Native of Westland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Auckland on board 'Ruapehu', 18 December 1915; disembarked Plymouth, England, 18 February 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 9 March 1916.

Killed in action (enemy mine explosion), France, 15 August 1916.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: HQ Section No 4/Tunnellers

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