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Fredrick Gordon KING

Regimental number3559
Place of birthMelbourne Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationTinsmith
Address220 The Parade, Ascot Vale, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Robert Henry King, 220 The Parade, Ascot Vale, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date14 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 5 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll58th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 27 March 1917
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll)*given name two spellings Fredrick and Frederick
Age at death from cemetery records18
Place of burialPozieres British Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 12), Ovillers-La-Boisselle, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
165
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert Henry and Annie Marie KING, Schofield Street, Essendon, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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