Ambrose Ernest KING

KING, Ambrose Ernest

Service Number: 54
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen
Born: Queensland, Australia, 7 September 1878
Home Town: Glass House Mountains, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Not yet discovered
Died: 13 January 1953, aged 74 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Innisfail Cemetery, Qld
Plot: Port. 13, Row 5, Plot 26.
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 54, Queensland Imperial Bushmen
18 May 1900: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 54, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900.
10 Aug 1901: Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 54, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 477 notes 4thQIB embarked 5 Jul 1901 aboard Britannic returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 5 Aug 1901, disbanded 10 Aug 1901.

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Biography contributed by Claude McKelvey

Ambrose Ernest King was the son of Alexander King and Frances Salmon. He married Clara Bell Herd on 4 Dec 1901. They had two sons and two daughters.