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Alexander Robert King

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Headstone, Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia (photo B. Coutts, 2009) - This image may be subject to copyright

Headstone, Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia (photo B. Coutts, 2009) - This image may be subject to copyrig …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alexander Robert AWMM
  • Surname
    King AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    1914 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 30 Birdwood Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Thelma King (wife), 30 Birdwood Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    1914 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Ernest John and Eva Margaret King, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand; husband of Thelma King AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    23 March 1943 AWMM
    Age 31 AWMM
    Tunisia, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia AWMM X. B. 11 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Alex was with my father in the 4th Field. I was given his names. I would like to contact his descendants as I have some war photos that may be of interest.
    Public - Robert Alexander - 3 May 2023
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03 May 2023Robert AlexanderPapamoa New ZealandOther

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