Alfred Hercules KING

Regimental number36457
Date of birth9 December 1887
Place of birthSouth Australia
ReligionWesleyan
OccupationCook
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation28.7
Height5' 6"
Weight134 lbs
Next of kinUncle, George King, Washdyke, South Canterbury
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 September 1916
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 75 Waitemata on 19 January 1917
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 24 September 1918
Discharge date11 March 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Wounded in action, 9 February 1918 (shell contusions).

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Marama', 24 September 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service on account of illness contracted on Active Service), 11 March 1919.

War service: 2 years 174 days (of which 1 year 248 days was abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 30
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18057134