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Albert Henry KING

Regimental number7036
Place of birthHotspur Victoria
SchoolHotspur State School No 1260, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressHotspur, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Mr W King, Hotspur, Victoria
Enlistment date4 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 23 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll5th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 14 October 1917
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXI, Row F, Grave No. 12A), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
44
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on Hotspur State School No 1260 Honor Roll, Victoria. Commemorated on Memorial Plantation Hotspur Avenue of Avenue, Victoria.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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