John Smyth KING

Regimental number48859
Date of birth28 January 1891
Place of birthCanterbury
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 10.5"
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinAunt, Mrs D King, 268 Oxford Terrace, Christchurch
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date2101/1917
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 26th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 85 Willochra on 9 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd New Zealand Entrenching Battalion
FateKilled in Action 14 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsMessines Ridge (New Zealand) Memorial, Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mary Hamilton King, North Canterbury, and the late Thomas King
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 66, p. 11