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Henry KING

Regimental number1074
Place of birthTemora, New South Wales
True NameWATSON, Joseph William
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressTemora, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.1
Height5' 7"
Weight125 lbs
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 February 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll12 July 1915
Place of enlistmentChermside, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant
Unit name11th Light Horse Regiment, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/16/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Light Horse Regiment
FateReturned to Australia 24 June 1916
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts
Discharge date30 August 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Port Sydney', 24 June 1916; discharged (medically unfit: pneumonia, debility), Brisbane, 30 August 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death28 August 1926
Age at death33
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis (Sec. R.C. 9, 2231), Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, KING Henry

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