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George Harbord King

In memory of:

Chief Petty Officer George Harbord King

September 12, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

VR/3461

Age:

25

Force:

Navy

Unit:

Royal Naval Canadian Volunteer Reserve

Division:

Drifter "No. 7."

Additional Information


Born:

July 5, 1893
Barbados

Son of Mrs. Effie Lamb King, of Detroit, Michigan.

Commemorated on Page 442 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

FREETOWN (KING TOM) CEMETERY
Sierra Leone

Grave Reference:

1. D. 4

Location:

FREETOWN (KING TOM) CEMETERY is enclosed by the old King Tom Dockyard, now the Police Mechanical Repair Workshop, on the north-eastern shore of King Tom Peninsula. It is about 10 minutes by taxi from the main centre of Freetown to the cemetery area.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Grave Marker– Grave of CPO GH King in King Tom Cemetery Freetown Sierra leone, on the occasion of the visit of HMCS Summerside in March of 2017.

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