John King
Deceased Person
1838 – 1872
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Who was John King?
John King was an Irish soldier who achieved fame as an Australian explorer. He was the sole survivor of the four men from the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition who reached the Gulf of Carpentaria. The expedition was the first to cross Australia from south to north, finding a route across the continent from Melbourne in Victoria to the Gulf of Carpentaria in Queensland.
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- Born
- Dec 5, 1838
Moy - Education
- Royal Hibernian Military School
- Died
- Jan 15, 1872
St Kilda
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on July 23, 2013
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