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William Henry King

In memory of:

Lance Corporal William Henry King

August 28, 1918

Military Service


Service Number:

102784

Age:

22

Force:

Army

Unit:

Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regt.)

Division:

1st Battalion

Additional Information


Son of Lawrence Bowdler King and Rachel King, Hull.

Brother of Company Sergeant Major Lawrence Leggott King who died on April 9, 1917 while serving with the Machine Gun Corps.

Commemorated on Page 589 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

LA TARGETTE BRITISH CEMETERY
Pas de Calais, France

Grave Reference:

IV. B. 7.

Location:

Neuville-St Vaast is a village 6.5 kilometres north of Arras, a little east of the road from Bethune to Arras. LA TARGETTE BRITISH CEMETERY lies to the south-west of the village on the north-west side of the road to the village of Maroeuil.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Memorial– Remembering brothers lost … Brothers In Arms Memorial, Zonnebeke, BE … photo courtesy of Marg Liessens … May 2022
  • Photo of William Henry King– Died of wounds 28th August 1918. Age 22. Son of Lawrence Bowdler King and Rachel King of 21 May St. Hull. IV. B. 7.

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