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Gordon Hicks KING

Regimental number2689
Place of birthMelbourne Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressMoonee Ponds, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinMother, Mrs Carrie King, 10 Browning Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria
Enlistment date15 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll6 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name56th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/73/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 7 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll56th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 25 October 1917
Place of burialWimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot VI< Row E, Grave No. 23A), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
162
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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