Robert Joseph KING

Regimental number28348
OccupationFarm hand
Next of kinFather, J King, Meeanee, Hawke's Bay
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 67 Tofua on 11 October 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records48
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 1), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Jean King, Te Pohue, Hawke's Bay; Wife: Norah King
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 16

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