Lauritz Victor KING

Regimental number8/2963
AddressOtautau, Southland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, A B King, Otautau, Southland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 7th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 10 October 1915
The 7th Reinforcements left New Zealand on 10 October 1915 aboard three ships ('Aparima', 'Navua' and 'Warrimoo'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 5 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 243), Bailleul, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Albert Victor and Alice Elizabeth King, Tahunanui, Nelson. Also served in Egypt
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Seventh

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