KING S.A.
Given Names: Samuel Allen
Service Number: 324
Unit: 6th Battalion, C Company
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 19 Yrs 9 Mths
Occupation: Salesman
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 8 In
Weight: 153 Lbs
Chest: 34½ In
Hair: Light Brown
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Fair
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 18/8/1914
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: FATHER Samuel Ethelbert King
139 Wellington Street, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 19/10/1914
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Hororata A20
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Runic
Embarked: 7/11/1915
Disembarked:
Unit: 6th Battalion
Rank: Private
Discharge Date: 28/8/1916
Place: Melbourne
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 27565
British War Medal: 1735
Victory Medal: Awarded
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1892
Place: Toorak, Victoria
Father: Samuel Ethelbert KING
Mother: Florence Mary BUTLER
MARRIAGE
Year: 1920
Place:
Spouse: Rose Helen WHITELAW
DEATH
Date or Year: 30/6/1953
Place: Leongatha, Victoria
Burial: Springvale, Victoria
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Wounded in action 8/5/1915; gun shot wound, left shoulder
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
Holy Trinity Church
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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Date Enlisted:
Date Discharged:
COMMENTS
FURTHER INFORMATION