Allan William Stewart KING

Regimental number54753
Date of birth28 July 1888
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria, Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationDairy farmer
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 6"
Weight149 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs E King, Gladstone Street, Dargaville
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date26 February 1917
Place of enlistmentDargaville
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 88 Athenic on 16 July 1917
Discharge date13 April 1918
Other details

War service: England

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Willochra', 17 March 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for War Service: ankylosed left thumb - old injury), 13 April 1918.

War service: 346 days (of which 244 days were abroad)

Medal: British War Medal
Date of death22 July 1963
Age at death74
Place of burialHautapu Cemetery, Waikato
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 68, p. 14
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18057136