Samuel Edward KING

Regimental number6999
Place of birthRoma Queensland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPlumber
AddressGaunt Street, Newmarket, Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinWife, Mrs M King c/o Mrs Salter, Queen Street, Camp Hill Coorparoo, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date30 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name15th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/32/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A72 Beltana on 25 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll15th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 16 August 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialWesthof Farm Cemetery (Plot II, Row E, Grave No. 14), Neuve-Eglise, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
76
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Harriet KING; husband of Maria KING, Queen Street, Camphill, Coorparoo, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal