Alfred KING

Regimental number9/1697
Date of birth23 April 1894
Place of birthWyndham
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCheesemaker
AddressPost Office, Wyndham, Southland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.1
Height5' 5.5"
Weight159 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Emily King, Balaclava Street, Wyndham, Southland
Previous military serviceServed in C Squadron, 7th Regiment, Territorial Force.
Enlistment date23 August 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment, 8th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 13 November 1915
The 8th Reinforcements of the Otago Mounted Rifles Regiment left New Zealand on board two aships, HMNZT 35 'Willochra' and HMNZT 36 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Emily King, Balaclava Street, Wyndham, Southland, and the late Thomas King
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Mounted Rifles/Eighth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18057129

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