Albert KING

Regimental number78850
Date of birth1 April 1898
Place of birthBluff, Southland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationElectrical cadet
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19.9
Height5' 6.25"
Weight120 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs M King, c/o Sims-Cooper Freezing Works, North Geelong, Victoria, Australia
Previous military serviceServed in the Bluff Cadets; left the district.
Enlistment date28 January 1918
Place of enlistmentDunedin
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 40th Reinforcements, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 107 Tahiti on 10 July 1918
Discharge date23 November 1919
Other details

War service: England

Commenced return to New Zealand on board SS 'Remuera', 23 January 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 23 November 1919.

Medal: British War Medal

Died of sub-acute bacterial endocarditis.
Date of death1 December 1936 Manly, New South Wales
Age at death32
Place of burialManly Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 86, p. 5
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18057121

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