Territory Stories

William King

Details:

Title

William King,

Name

William King,

Also known as

King, William Harry, Kean, William Bernard,

Collection

Fallen ANZACs, Territory ANZACs, First World War, 1914-1918,

Place of birth

Adelaide (S.A.),

Place of enlistment

Adelaide (S.A.),

Date of enlistment

1915-11-29,

Age

44,

Occupation

Labourer,

Service

Australian Imperial Force,

Unit

43rd Battalion, A Company,

Rank

Private,

Service number

767,

Next of kin

John King - Brother ; Perth PO, W.A.,

Date of death

1917-02-09,

Place of burial

Trois-Arbres Cemetery, France,

Memorial

Steenwerck, France,

Biographical notes

King was a labourer in Alice Springs before joining up.,

History

King embarked from Adelaide on board HMAT A19 'Afric' on 9 June 1916. He died of wounds 9 February 1917.,

Subject

ANZAC, World War, 1914-1918, History, Australia. Army. Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, Northern Territory,

Related links

https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/203613/KEAN,%20WILLIAM%20BERNARD [Commonwealth War Graves – Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck – William Bernard Kean (served as King)], https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/R1642783/ [Roll of Honour], https://aif.adfa.edu.au/showUnit?unitCode=INF43CA [The AIF Project, 43rd Battalion, A Company], https://www.awm.gov.au/people/rolls/nominal_rolls/first_world_war/page/R1554075 [Nominal Roll], https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp?B=7368516 [Service Record], https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/AWM4/23/60/ [Unit War Diary], https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/R2017358 [Embarkation Roll - HMAT A19 'Afric'],

Parent handle

http://hdl.handle.net/10070/254341,