KING D.B.A.

Given Names:  Dorian Barron Arthur

Service Number:  1425

Unit:  Field Artillery Brigade 2, Amm Col                                                                           

Rank:  Driver   

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Age:  20 Yrs   

Occupation:  Clerk                                                                                                         

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Baptist

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  9 In                     

Weight:  140 Lbs

Chest:  32-34 In

Hair:  Black

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Dark

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  17/9/1914

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Baron Albert King

96 Denmark Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                     

Embarkation Date:  20/10/1914

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Southern A27

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  City of Karachi                                 

Embarked:  30/8/1918                               

Disembarked:  24/10/1918

Unit:  1st Division Artillery                                                                                                             

Rank:  Captain

Discharge Date:  8/11/1918                       

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  2013

British War Medal:  2939

Victory Medal:  2936

Other:    Military Cross

BIRTH

Date or Year:  11/1/1895

Place:  ,          

Father:  Baron Albert KING                      

Mother:  Annie Seymour HAWLEY

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 11/3/1976                          

Place: Frankston, Victoria                        

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 21/7/1917; gun shot wound, upper arm

Military Cross gazetted 26/9/1917 for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty under an intense bombardment by two hostile batteries

MEMORIALS

Kew war Memorial

Trinity Grammar

Holy Trinity Church

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION

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