Albert Edward KING

Regimental number3345
Place of birthHobart Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationOrchardist
AddressBerriedale, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation39
Next of kinWife, Mrs Zelinda Margaret King, Berriedale, Tasmania
Enlistment date16 April 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll15 March 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 14 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 11 December 1918
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Photo: Tasmanian Headstone Project
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death16 March 1919 Accidentally drowned
Age at death40
Place of burialCornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania