Regimental number | 2597 |
Place of birth | Albert Park, Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Dorcas Street State School, South Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Salesman |
Address | 611 Victoria Street, Abbotsford, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 6' 1" |
Weight | 162 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, W B King, 611 Victoria Street, Abbotsford, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in School Cadets. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | All brothers were wounded. The eldest, William Bromley, rose to the rank of Lieutenant and was wounded at the battle of Messines, 1916. The youngest Henry George King, spent 18 months a German prisoner of war after being wounded at Gallipoli. (details from father) |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Fleurbaix, France (Battle of Fromelles) |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 15), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of William Bromley and Hannah Rosetta KING, of Whitehorse Road, Croydon, Victoria |
Family/military connections | Three brothers: [1636[ Lt William Bromley KING, 37th Bn, discharged, 5 September 1918; 2167 Driver Edmund Dunbar KING, 8th Bn, returned to Australia, 9 March 1919; Henry George KING |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Admitted to Anzac Advanced Base, Mudros, 18 November 1915; joined 7th Bn, Sarpi Camp, Lemnos, 20 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 7 January 1916 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Appointed Lance Corporal, 1 February 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn and taken on strength, Tel el Kebir, 24 February 1916. Reverted to ranks at own request, 22 March 1916. Admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, Ferry Post, 22 April 1916 (ptomaine poisoning); discharged to unit, and taken on strength, Duntroon Plateau, 24 April 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 27 May 1916. Promoted Corporal, 12 June 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presume Buried in No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, KING Walter Tasman
Red Cross file 1520404 |