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James Alexander KING

Regimental number2173
Place of birthMelbourne Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCabinetmaker
Address12 Helen Street, Northcote, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 6"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinFather, Edward Henry Charles King, 12 Helen Street, Northcote, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in the 55th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date10 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 27 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Medal


Recommendation date: 25 May 1918

FateReturned to Australia 8 April 1919
Other details

Commenced return to Australia, 8 April 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 22 May 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 5 August 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death6 March 1961
SourcesNAA: B2455, KING James Alexander

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