Arthur James KING

Regimental number18813
Date of birth9 November 1878
Place of birthNorfolk, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFireman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation38
Height5' 7.5"
Weight156 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Anne Elizabeth King, 4 Castle Street, Green Stonehithe, Kent, England
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 April 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 15th Reinforcements, 1st Draft, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 59 Waitemata on 26 July 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 4 January 1917
Age at death from cemetery records43
Place of burialWimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot II, Row B, Grave No 17A), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur James and Annie King, Swanscombe, Kent, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Died of intestinal obstruction, No 5 British Red Cross Hospital, Wimereux, France, 4 January 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 37, p. 5
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18057151