Life story: George Henry King | Lives of the First World War

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1878

sibling Susannah King Source:9560009 13th September 1878

1880

sibling John King Source:9560009 January 1880

1882

birth Bishop's Tachbrook, Warwickshire, England United Kingdom Source:9499164 6th March 1882

1885

sibling Evelyn King Source:9560009 24th May 1885

1888

sibling Thomas Louis King Source:9560009 1888

1892

sibling Alwyn Clifton King Source:9560009 28th May 1892

1896

sibling Leonard Arthur Bryan King Source:9560009 30th June 1896

1898

sibling Doris Lillian King Source:9560009 1898

1900

dates Age 18 Source:9559971 19th November 1900

1900

enlistment Newbridge, County Kildare Ireland Source:9559910 19th November 1900

1900

service British Army Private 7322 Durham Light Infantry 1st Battalion Source:9559961 21st November 1900 - 14th March 1904

1904

service British Army Lance Corporal 7322 Durham Light Infantry 1st Battalion Source:9559961 15th March 1904 - 28th August 1906

1906

service British Army Corporal 7322 Durham Light Infantry 1st Battalion Source:9559961 29th August 1906 - 20th October 1907

1907

service British Army Lance Sergeant 7322 Durham Light Infantry 1st Battalion Source:9559961 21st October 1907 - 24th September 1911

1908

hospitalisation Medical history form detailing a fever upon George's arrival in Cork, Ireland, from India. Hospital/Institution Source:9560332 23rd November 1908 - 27th November 1908

1911

service British Army Sergeant 7322 Durham Light Infantry 2nd Battalion Source:9559961 25th September 1911 - 31st October 1914

1912

hospitalisation Medical history form detailing a broken right clavicle at Colchester, Essex. Hospital/Institution Source:9560332 22nd June 1912 - 22nd July 1912

1914

marriage Margaret Benson Source:9559988 31st December 1914

1914

dates Age 32 Source:9559988 31st December 1914

1917

theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:9560306 27th February 1917 - 8th April 1918

1917

service British Army Colour Sergeant 7322 Durham Light Infantry 1/9 Battalion Source:9559961 15th March 1917 - 2nd May 1917

1917

service British Army Acting Warrant Officer Class 1 7322 Durham Light Infantry Source:9560262 3rd May 1917 - 21st August 1917

1917

service British Army Second Lieutenant 7322 Durham Light Infantry 1/6 Battalion Source:9560100 24th August 1917

1917

commission Regular Source:9560100 24th August 1917

1918

hospitalisation Record of George's stay at Craiglockhart Hospital in Edinburgh for "neurasthenia", or shell-shock. Hospital/Institution Source:9560386 22nd August 1918 - 3rd December 1918

1919

service British Army Lieutenant 7322 Durham Light Infantry 1/6 Battalion Source:9560277 24th February 1919 - 18th March 1920

awards South Africa Medal Other War Service Award Source:9559962

employment Cycle repairer Dublin, County Dublin Ireland Source:9559910

service British Army Second Lieutenant Durham Light Infantry Source:2261857

1977

death Not War Related Old age. Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario Canada Source:9499195 13th August 1977

burial Pinecrest Cemetery Non-War Cemetery Ottawa, Carleton County Canada Source:9499195

Details

Names

Type	Name
First Names	George Henry
Initials	GH
Last Name	King
Source	2261857

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank
British Army		Durham Light Infantry		Second Lieutenant
British Army	7322	Durham Light Infantry	1/6 Battalion	Second Lieutenant
British Army	7322	Durham Light Infantry	1st Battalion	Private
British Army	7322	Durham Light Infantry	1st Battalion	Lance Corporal
British Army	7322	Durham Light Infantry	1st Battalion	Corporal
British Army	7322	Durham Light Infantry	1st Battalion	Lance Sergeant
British Army	7322	Durham Light Infantry	2nd Battalion	Sergeant
British Army	7322	Durham Light Infantry	1/9 Battalion	Colour Sergeant
British Army	7322	Durham Light Infantry		Acting Warrant Officer Class 1
British Army	7322	Durham Light Infantry	1/6 Battalion	Lieutenant

Awards

Award	Type	Source
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
South Africa Medal	Other War Service Award
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Family

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Thomas King	father
Emma Clifton	mother

Siblings

Name	Relationship	Dates
Susannah King	sister	13th September 1878
John King	brother	January 1880
Evelyn King	sister	24th May 1885
Thomas Louis King	brother	1888
Alwyn Clifton King	brother	28th May 1892
Leonard Arthur Bryan King	brother	30th June 1896
Doris Lillian King	sister	1898

Spouse

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Margaret Benson	wife	31st December 1914

Physical

Complexion	Eyes	Hair	Source
Fair	Hazel	Brown

Date	Height	Source
1900-11-19	5'4"

Religion

Date	Religion	Source
1918-08-22	Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

Media

George Henry King, Durham Light Infantry

In uniform, cir. 1900.

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George Henry King Birth Certificate

George's Birth Certificate for 6 March 1882; registered 11th April 1882.

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George Henry King Baptismal Record 1882

George was baptised in St. Chad's Church, Bishop's Tachbrook, Warwickshire on the 14th of May, 1882.

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George Henry King Death Certificate 1977

Death Certificate from the funeral home.

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Attestation Papers, page 1

Page 1 of George's Attestation Papers showing date of enlistment.

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George Henry King

Lieutenant, Durham Light Infantry

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George's Attestation Papers, p.2

Page 2 of George's Attestation papers, noting physical appearance.

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George's Attestation papers, p. 3

George's Statement of Services, from 1900 to 1915.

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George's Attestation Papers, p. 4

George's Military history Sheet, from 1900 to 1913.

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George's Pay Book, p. 2

Page 2 of George's Pay Book (Army Book 64) showing enlistment information.

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Marriage Certificate

George Henry King & Margaret Benson Marriage Certificate, 31 DEC 1914, Benwell Parish, Newcastle-on-Tyne, County Durham, England.

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1891 Census of England, Bishop's Tachbrook, Warks.

George with his parents and siblings in the 1891 Census. Ancestry.com. 1891 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, Utah, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2005. Original data: Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891. Kew, Surrey, England: The National Archives of the UK (TNA): Public Record Office (PRO), 1891. Class RG12; Piece:2475; Folio: 85; Page: 8; GSU Roll: 6097585. Accessed 6 APR 2011.

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Notification of Posting on First Appointment

Army Form W.3361, noting when George first took up his duties as a Commissioned Officer

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Margaret & Henry

Margaret (Peggie) Benson and George Henry King c1915

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Army Form B103 - in lieu of B200?

Likely substituted for a "Statement of Services" form. Details of george's services in 1917.

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Army Form B103 in lieu of B200?

Continuation of George's Statement of Services for 1917.

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WWI Medal Roll Card

George's Medal Roll Card The National Archives of the U.K.; Kew, Surrey, England; WWI Service Medal and Award Rolls, Officers; WO 329/2247, The National Archives [U.K.], Kew. Document copy ordered via Bob O'Hara, Public Record Searches [http://www.searcher-na.co.uk/]. Received JUN 2004.

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Medical History form, p.2

Army Form B178, pg. 2, describing George's fever.

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Craiglockhart Hospital Admissions Page

Second Lieutenant G.H. King's entry in the Craiglockhart Hospital Admissions page, with detail of his stay. Note Seigfried Sassoon's entry at the top of the page. Source Citation: "British Armed Forces, First World War Soldiers' Medical Records," digital images, findmypast, FindMyPast.com (http://www.findmypast.com :accessed 16 NOV 2018), Craiglockhart Hospital, Edinburgh, entry for G.H. King, 22 AUG 1918, The National Archives, MH106/1889.

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Supplement to the The London Gazette, 10 May 1919	Leslie33060
Supplement to the The London Gazette, 17 March 1920	Leslie33060

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George Henry King, Durham Light Infantry	Leslie33060
George Henry King Birth Certificate	Leslie33060
George Henry King Baptismal Record 1882	Leslie33060
George Henry King Death Certificate 1977	Leslie33060
Attestation Papers, page 1	Leslie33060
George Henry King	Leslie33060
George's Attestation Papers, p.2	Leslie33060
George's Attestation papers, p. 3	Leslie33060
George's Attestation Papers, p. 4	Leslie33060
George's Pay Book, p. 2	Leslie33060
Marriage Certificate	Leslie33060
1891 Census of England, Bishop's Tachbrook, Warks.	Leslie33060
Notification of Posting on First Appointment	Leslie33060
Margaret & Henry	Leslie33060
Army Form B103 - in lieu of B200?	Leslie33060
Army Form B103 in lieu of B200?	Leslie33060
WWI Medal Roll Card	Leslie33060
Medical History form, p.2	Leslie33060
Craiglockhart Hospital Admissions Page	Leslie33060

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