Emanuel Edward King

Service Number: 7503

Enlisted: 3 May 1917

Last Rank: Private

Last Unit: 5th Infantry Battalion

Born: Minyip, Victoria, Australia

Home Town: Birchip, Buloke, Victoria

Occupation: Farmer

Died: 10 July 1946

Cemetery: Port Macquarie General Cemetery

Emanuel Edward King service number 7503 enlisted into the army 10th of October 1917. Emanuel was attached to the 5th Battalion AIF and sent to Europe in particular to the Western Front. It was not long after he arrived to the Western Front he participated in the Spring Offensive in Belgium.

Emanual King was wounded several times during his service and severely gassed resulting in repatriation to hospital in England.

Emanual Edward King returned to Australia and discharged from the army on 13th of December 1919.