KING, Samuel Daniel
(Service number 15918)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank | Rifleman |
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Birth
| Date | 10/04/1890 | Place of Birth | Temuka |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Daniel E. KING (father), Milford, Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 6th Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 26 July 1916 | ||
| Transport | Waitemata or Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Rifle Brigade | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 22 November 1952 | Age | 62 years |
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| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Samuel Daniel King was the son of Daniel Edward King and his wife Alice (née Ryan). Samuel and his brother David embarked together. S. D. King, 15918, Temuka, returned to New Zealand in March 1918 in Draft 149.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [[05 February 2017]; Temuka Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [05 February 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [07 February 2017]; Evening Post, 13 March 1918 (Papers Past) [05 February 2017]
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