BORN SUNK ISLAND, HULL 1879. SON OF JOHN AND SARAH ANN KING, OF CHURCH FARM OTTRINGHAM. HE HAD THREE SISTERS ADA AND TWINS ROSIE & ANNIE KING. A BRICKLAYER BY TRADE.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. FORMERLY, PRIVATE, 25005, EYR. TRANSFERRED TO TH 2ND KING’S OWN YORKSHIRE LIGHT INFANTRY. KILLED IN ACTION ON 12/02/1917, AGED 38. HIS BODY WAS NOT FOUND AND HE IS COMMEMORATED AT THIEPVAL MEMORIAL TO THE MISSING.
HE LEFT WIDOW LILY & FIVE CHILDREN AT 8, POPLAR GROVE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, HULL, (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SHE RECEIVED A WEEKLY WAR PENSION OF 33 SHILLINGS & THREE PENCE, ON 15TH OCTOBER 1917. HIS NAME IS RECORDED ON THE NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE STREET ROLL OF HONOUR.
| Name | Harry King |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Sunk Island, Hull – 1879 |
| Death Date | 12 Feb 1917 |
| Death Place | Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | King’s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry |
| Battalion | 2nd Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 42336 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 25005, E. Yorks Regt |
First name:
HARRY
Military Number:
42336
Rank:
Private
Date Died
12/02/1917
Place died:
Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
Age:
38
8, POPLAR GROVE, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
