KING, Herbert Spencer
(Service number 13/2832)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 10/02/1893 | Place of Birth | Geraldine |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Union Street, Milton | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E. KING (mother), Union Street, Milton | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 9th Reinforcements, Auckland Mounted rifles, A Squadron | ||
| Date | 8 January 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 6 August 1980 | Age | 87 years |
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| Place of Death | Wakari Hospital, Dunedin; of Waikouaiti | ||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Andersons Bay Crematorium, Dunedin | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Herbert Spencer King was the third son of William and Elizabeth Harriett (née Evans) King. He was educated at Tahakopa School. Trooper H. S. King was woundeed in action on 7 August 1916. Herbert married Ellenor Jane Shipman in 1919.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [17 October 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [17 October 2019]; Andersons Bay Crematorium record (Dunedin City Council) [18 October 2019]; Otago Witness, 30 August 1916 (Papers Past) [17 October 2019]
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