Corporal

Jeffrey John William King

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Lawrence King, and of Adeline Milne King (nee Johnston), of Mount Somers, Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Jason Petersen
Relationship to casualty: Great Nephew

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
20432
Name:
Jeffrey John William King
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
06 May 1917
Place of Birth:
Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Miss Adeline King (sister), Mount Somers, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Mount Somers, Canterbury, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Lorry driver
Unit:
New Zealand Armoured Corps, Divisional Cavalry Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds
Date of Death:
29 April 1941
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Destination:
Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
8. D. 16.
Cemetery Location: 
Greece
Jeffrey John William King
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