KING, Thomas Joseph
(Service number 15/56)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 19 April 1891 | Place of Birth | Milton |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Waverley Hotel, Wellington | ||
| Occupation | Civil servant | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Senior Sergeant KING (father), Police=station, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Headaquarters | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
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| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 28 December 1971 | Age | 80 years |
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| Place of Death | Wellington | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Karori Cemetery, Wellington | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Thomas Joseph King was the younger son of Thomas and Catherine Josephine (née Hill) King. he was educated at the Lawrence Convent School, Oamaru South School and Middle School, Oamaru. Thomas nominateed his father as next-of-king. His father was a sergeant of Police, and the family moved about. He returned, invalided, to New Zealand in April 1916. He married Eveline Mary Collins in 1916. He also saw service in World War II., and while on actives ervice he was awarded the OBE (1941) and a few years later the CBE (1945). He followed a miltary career and was a regular force officer.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [05 March 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [08 March 2019]; Timaru Herald, 5 April 1916, New Zealand Herald, 2 January 1941, Northern advocate, 20 July 1945 (Papers Past) [04 June 2014; 10 March 2019]
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