Arthur Norman KING

Regimental number6/1896
Date of birth28 May 1886
Place of birthDubbo, New South Wales, Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressKekerangu, Blenheim
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Height5' 8"
Next of kinFather, H B King, c/o Wellington Farmers Meat Company Limited, Masterton
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Battalion
FateDied of disease 23 March 1916
Place of burialAt sea
Commemoration detailsCanterbury Provincial Memorial, Christchurch
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs E A King, Nelson
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Wounded in action, Gallipoli, 7 August 1915 (gun shot wound, arm).

Wounded in action (second occasion), Gallipoli, 10 December 1915 (gun shot wound, left hand).

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Maheno', 6 March 1916.

Died of disease (appendicitis) at sea en route to New Zealand

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18057154

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