Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Thomas Lawrence Roy King Born 30 June 1892 - Died 25 July 1962 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 4/1125 AWMM Also known asRoy AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Temporary Captain AWMM New Zealand Engineers, Divisional Signals Company AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrasit of Lieutenant Thomas Lawrence Roy King MC, Archives New Zealand, AALZ 25044 1 / F693 . … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesThomas Lawrence Roy AWMM SurnameKing AWMM Ingoa Also known asRoy AWMM Service numberWWI 4/1125 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth30 June 1892 AWMM Melbourne, Victoria AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationA. King (father), 27 Hull Street, Oamaru, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign1914-1916 Egypt AWMM 1914-1919 Western Front AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 4/1125 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsMilitary Cross (MC) AWMM 31 October 1917 AWMM London Gazette 26/11/1917; Awarded for acts of gallantry in the field, for conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in charge of the battalion signallers and runners during an attack he followed closely after the leading troops and established communication with the captured positions very rapidly. He set a splendid example to his men." AWMM British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM Victory Medal with oak leaf AWMM Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM Specially mentioned in despatches by Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig KB, GCB, GCVO, KCIE, Commander-in-Chief British Armies in France, dated 8.1.1918. "For distinguished and gallant service and devotion to duty during the perios 25.02.1918 to midnight 16/17th September 1918" AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 12 July 1915 AWMM Produce salesman/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 04 Mar 1916-8 April 1916 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMM to Suez, Egypt AWMM HMNZT 47 or HMNZT 48 AWMM Vessel was Willochra or Tofua AWMM Lieutenant/Military AWMM 10th Reinforcements, New Zealand Engineers AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 30 October 1919 AWMM Temporary Captain AWMM New Zealand Engineers, Divisional Signals Company AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Death About death Contribute › Death25 July 1962 AWMM Age 70 AWMM Wellington, New Zealand AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryTaita Cemetery AWMM ML Plot 1664 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Thomas Lawrence Roy King by laying a poppy. Thomas Joseph King Thomas Joseph King Thomas Lawrence Roy King Thomas Leslie King Thomas Louis King Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Thomas Lawrence Roy King Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=18057351 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1917). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 26: 22 AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 2: Includes portrait AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record