Facts: - death place: st kilda - known for: survivor european to cross australia from north to south . of the burke and wills expedition and first - caption: john king - death date: 15 january 1872 - birth date: 05 december 1838 - name: john king - nationality: irish - image: john king -lrb- explorer -rrb- . jpg - birth place: moy , county tyrone , ireland - occupation: soldier , camel handler , explorer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john king -lrb- explorer -rrb- .
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john king -lrb- 15 december 1838 -- 15 january 1872 -rrb- 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 .