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KING Cyril William 2/Lt

Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/20861

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SKR/DAT/IP/20861
Title
KING Cyril William 2/Lt
Date
2000-2024
Description

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Surname: KING;

Forename(s): Cyril William;

Initials: CW;

Rank: 2/Lt;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 52 Coy;

How killed: KIA;

Where: Belgium;

When killed: 09-Nov-1917;

Other Data: Roll of Honour Vol II, Sect 1, p 165 - Portrait:only son of the late William Jessop King, Inspector, Metropolitan Police, by his wife Annie Louisa (Barton-under-Needwood), enlisted in Leics Regt as a Private, Sept 1914, served with Regt in Ireland the following year and made Sgt in 1916, being transf to MGC. Rec Commsn 25/8/17 - 2Lt MGC. Served BEF F&F from 13 Oct 1917 and was KIA north of Poelcapelle, 10th Nov. Buried where he fell. His CO wrote: "he was an excellent officer and goton well with his men. We buried him where he fell, a gallant soldiers grave". Unmarried.;

Other Notes: KING, Second Lieutenant, C W, 52nd Coy. Machine Gun Corps (Inf). 9th November 1917. XXV. B. 4. Poelcapelle British Cemetery - Langemark-Poelkapelle, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.;

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Held by
Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
Language
English
Creator(s)
Graham Sacker
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