Abingdon and the First World War
Those Who Served
King
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.
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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.
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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
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