Lieutenant Colonel
George Augustus King
DSO and Bar, MiD (WW1), Croix de Guerre (France)
Awards
Conflict:
WW1
Additional Information:
Five times Mentioned in Despatches. Croix de Guerre (France). Son of Elizabeth Clifton King and the late George King; husband of Annie Letitia King, of 27, Fairview Crescent, Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand. Served in Egypt and Gallipoli. Native of Chris
References:
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Casualty
Service Number:
11/680
Name:
George Augustus King Rank:
Lieutenant Colonel
Date of Birth:
03 August 1885
Place of Birth:
CAN, Christchurch,
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address:
Defence Office, Hamilton, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer Armed Force:
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion
Casualty Details
Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
12 October 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death:
32
Conflict:
WW1
Cemetery
Cemetery:
Cemetery Reference:
I. H. 28.
Cemetery Location:
Belgium