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KING, Russell David
(Service number 52620)

Aliases	Born David Russell KING
First Rank	Private	Last Rank	Brigadier

Birth

Date	25 February 1896	Place of Birth	Timaru

Enlistment Information

Date		Age
Address at Enlistment	Otipua Road Timaru
Occupation	Medical student
Previous Military Experience
Marital Status	Single, then married
Next of Kin	Mrs Mary KING (mother), Kenmore, Otipua Road, Timaru
Religion	Presbyterian
Medical Information

Military Service

Served with	NZ Armed Forces	Served in	Army
Military District

Embarkation Information

Body on Embarkation	(1) New Zealand Expeditionary Force; (2) New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Unit, Squadron, or Ship	(1) HMHS Maheno; (2) HMHS Maheno
Date
Transport	(1) Hospital Ship, No. 1, 6th Voyage from NZ; (2) Hospital Ship, No. 1, 7th Voyage from NZ
Embarked From		Destination

Other Units Served With
Last Unit Served With

Military Awards

Campaigns
Service Medals	British War Medal; Victory Medal
Military Awards	Commander of the British Empire (CBE); Companion of the Distinguished Service order (DSO); Distinguished Conduct Medal

Award Circumstances and Date

DSO - NZ Gazette, 21 September 1944 [see Cenotaph Database citation)

Prisoner of War Information

Date of Capture
Where Captured and by Whom
Actions Prior to Capture
PoW Serial Number
PoW Camps
Days Interned
Liberation Date

Discharge

Date		Reason

Hospitals, Wounds, Diseases and Illnesses

Post-war Occupations

Doctor

Death

Date	20 July 1970	Age	74 years
Place of Death	Timaru
Cause
Notices
Memorial or Cemetery	Timaru Cemetery
Memorial Reference	General Section, Row 19, Plot 256
New Zealand Memorials

Biographical Notes

Russell David King was the youngest son of James and Mary (née Campbell) King. He was educated at Timaru Main School. He married Helen Ballardie Little in 1924. He also served in World War II (31346), where he gained distinction. Dr King served as Honorary Physician to King George VI after World War II. Colonel R. D. King, CBE, DSO, Royal NZ Medical Corps, was proudly remembered among the Timaru Main School ex-pupils. He practised medicine for many years in Timaru prior to his death. [See Cenotaph Database for more deatils.]

Sources

Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [24 September 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [08 October 2018]; Timaru Main School Centennial 1874-1974 (held by South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [September 2018]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [08 October 2018]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [08 October 2018]

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Researched and Written by

Teresa Scott, SC branch NZSG

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