KING, Joseph
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| First Rank | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Military Service
| Served with | New Zealand Armed Forces (?) | Served in |
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Death
| Date | 3 October 1917 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Lithgow, Sydney, Australia | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Lithgow cemetery, Sydney, Australia | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; St Augustine Church War memorial? | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Frederick and Margaret King.
"At Lithgow, Sydney, on Oct, private Joseph King, beloved son of Nurse King, 10 Rose Street, Timaru, ged 21 years. Private Joseph King, a son of Nurse King, Rose Street, Timaru, who died recently at Lithgow, Sydney, was accorded a military funeral at that town. Forty returned soldiers attended and many other soldiers and cadets were also in the procession." Timaru Herald 1 November 1917.
Sources
Cenotaph database (October 2014); family.joint.net.au N.S.W. Cemeteries Inscription List Lithgow
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Ann Munro, SC branch NZSG
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