Abingdon and the First World War

 Those Who Served


King

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Kenneth Vivian King

Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour


Name: KING, Kenneth Vivian

Status: Died

Address: The Vineyard

Rank: Lieutenant

Battalion, Ship or Squadron: 52 Squadron

Regiment: Royal Air Force

Chronology: from February 1917, France

Cause of Death: Killed during an air raid on German Headquarters

Date of death: 30 July 1918

Age at Death: 21

Family Details: Son of George Edward and Maude A. King, of Abingdon.

Buried or Commemorated: Buried in VARENNES MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme, France.

Reference: Plot III. Row B. Grave 23.


There are entries in the Roll of Honour for other Abingdon men with this surname. To find them go to

http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Databases/Abingdon/index.html

Percival Arthur King

Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour


Name: KING, Percival Arthur

Status: Died

Address: Court 22 Ock Street

Rank: Private

Service No: 9823

Battalion, Ship or Squadron: 1st

Regiment: Royal Berkshire Regiment

Chronology: from August 1914, France

Cause of Death: Died of wounds

Place at death: Mons, France

Date of death: 10 September 1914

Born: Abingdon

Enlisted: Abingdon

Biographical Details: Extract from de Ruvigny’s ROLL OF HONOUR 1914-1918, Part 3, Page 166:
KING, P, Private, No. 9823, 1st Battn. The Royal Berkshire Regt.; served with the Expeditionary Force in France; killed in action 10 Sept. 1914.

Buried or Commemorated: Buried in OULCHY-LE-CHATEAU CHURCHYARD EXTENSION, Aisne, France.

Reference: Plot I. Row B. Grave 1A.


There are entries in the Roll of Honour for other Abingdon men with this surname. To find them go to

http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Databases/Abingdon/index.html

Harry King

Details from the Abingdon Roll of Honour


Name: KING, Harry

Status: Wounded

Address: 63 Ock Street

Rank: Lance Corporal

Battalion, Ship or Squadron: 1st

Regiment: Northumberland Fusiliers

Chronology: August 1914 to January 1919, France


There are entries in the Roll of Honour for other Abingdon men with this surname. To find them go to

http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Databases/Abingdon/index.html

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