KING, William Lyttle
| Service Number: | Commissioned |
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| Enlisted: | 23 December 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps |
| Born: | Campbelltown, New South Wales, 6 April 1894 |
| Home Town: | Campbelltown, Campbelltown Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Minto Public School; Sydney High School; Sydney University |
| Occupation: | University Student |
| Died: | Suicide (found dead on train track after nervous breakdown), Campbelltown, New South Wales, 6 April 1925, aged 31 years |
| Cemetery: |
Campbelltown Presbyterian Cemetery, N.S.W. |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Dec 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Commissioned, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 17 Jan 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Commissioned, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Embaked on RMS Omrah from Melbourne on 17th January 1917, disembarking Plymouth, England on 27th March 1917 | |
| 24 Oct 1917: | Wounded Second Lieutenant, Commissioned, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Aircraft accident, broken humerus and multiple contusions | |
| 14 Nov 1917: | Promoted Lieutenant, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps | |
| 30 Jan 1918: | Embarked Lieutenant, Commissioned, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, Embarked on HMAT 'A14' Euripides on 30th January 1918, disembarking Australia 22nd March 1918 | |
| 21 Sep 1918: | Discharged Lieutenant, Commissioned, No. 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps |
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"Lieutenant William Lyttle King of the Australian Flying Corps. King enlisted on 22 December 1916 and was initially attached to the 9th Field Company Engineers before attending flying courses at the Richmond and Point Cook Flying Schools. He embarked on the troopship HMAT Omrah on 17 January 1917, a member of B Flight, No 4 Squadron AFC. He attended the Royal Flying Corps school in England then joined No 69 Squadron, AFC. In March 1918 he was injured in an accident and was evacuated to Australia for treatment. After he recovered he re-volunteered and was transferred to the Reserve of Officers..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
"NOTED AIRMAN'S DEATH.
SYDNEY, Tuesday.— The body of William King, a solicitor, was found mutilated on the railway line near Campbelltown yesterday. The deceased recently suffered from a nervous break-down. He was a member of the Royal Air Forces and served during the war, but sustained a bad crash some years ago. He was married to a daughter of Sir Joseph Cook, High Commissioner for Australia." - from the Warwick Daily News 08 Apr 1925 (nla.gov.au)
"YOUNG SOLICITOR'S FATE. MUTILATED BY TRAIN.
The body of William King, a solicitor, was found mutilated on the railway track between Morgan's Gate and Leumeah, on the Campbelltown line, early on Monday morning. The deceased had been missing from his home since eight p.m. on Sunday, and a search for him had been continued without success throughout the night. Mr King was a young man, and recently had suffered a nervous break-down. During the war, when he served in the Air Force he crashed badly. Since then his health had been poor. After his return he completed the law course at the Sydney University, and some years ago married a daughter of Sir Joseph Cook." - from the Singleton Argus 09 Apr 1925 (nla.gov.au)
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