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King E E Lt

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Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Lieutenant E E King at Broadmeadows, circa May 1915. From the

Australian War Memorial Collection.

http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/DAOF054

King E E Lt Ernest Ederblom 23 Inf Bn 34 Motor mechanic Married C of E

Address: Essendon, Buckley St, 237

Next of Kin: King, E L, Mrs, wife, 237 Buckley St, Essendon

Enlisted: 23 Feb 1915

Embarked: A14 Euripides 10 May 1915

"KING. E. E., Capt, Pioneer Batt. (late M.-Gun Sec., 23rd Batt.); husband of Mrs. L. E. King, 237 Buckley st, Essendon: b at Westminster. England, April 26, 1881: educ. Westminster, England: motor builder; enl Melb Jan, 1915. War service: Egypt: on board H.M.T. "Southland" when torpedoed; Gallipoli. Capt. E. E. King is a Sth. African veteran, holding medal with three bars, also long service medal (City of London Territorials)".

All-Australia Memorial: Australia's Fighting Families, p 69

Group portrait of officers of the 23rd Battalion aboard HMAT Euripides en route to Egypt. Lieutenant Frank Morris (later Captain) is identified in the third row from the front, third from the left. Lieutenant Ernest Ederblom King (later Major) is in the front row, sencond from the left. AWM P10699.002.

News has been received by Mrs. E. King, Washington street., Essendon, that her husband. Capt. E. E. King, has been promoted to Major. He was on the Southland when it was torpedoed.

ROLL OF HONOUR. (1917, November 8). The Essendon Gazette and Keilor, Bulla and Broadmeadows Reporter (Moonee Ponds, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 2 Edition: Morning. Retrieved May 26, 2012, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74604238

Mentioned in this publication:

Presentation from the Essendon Citizen's Military Association in May at Broadmeadows Camp, May 1915.

Embarked with Gordon R A Cpl 956

War Service Commemorated

Essendon Town Hall F-L

Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour With the Colours

All-Australia Memorial: Australia's Fighting Families, p 69