Arthur Robert KING

Regimental number8/2637
Date of birth16 January 1890
Place of birthHokitika
ReligionChurch of England
Addressc/o Post Office, Dunedin
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.10
Height5' 6.5"
Weight153 lbs
Next of kinFather, R M King, Gibson's Quay, Hokitika
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 April 1915
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcement, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 14 August 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitOtago Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 14 March 1919
Discharge date22 May 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Wounded in action, France, 6 July 1916 (gun shot wound, left leg).

Wounded in action (second occasion), 16 September 1916 (gun shot wound, chest and thumb).

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Suevic', 14 March 1919; discharged (termination of period of engagement), 22 May 1919.

War service: 4 years 36 days (of which 3 years 251 days were abroad)

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Sixth
Date of death27 December 1963
Age at death73
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18057155

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