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1877

birth Ipswich, Suffolk United Kingdom Source:5056967 19th November 1877

1880

sibling William Charles King Source:5518245 5th May 1880

1881

location 8 Mount Pleasant, Ipswich St Clement, Suffolk United Kingdom parents address Source:5518245 1881

1883

sibling Arthur James King Source:5518245 1883

1887

sibling Eva Ellen King Source:5518245 1887

1890

sibling Beatrice Adelaide King Source:5518245 1890

1891

location 11 Lower Orwell Street, Ipswich St. Clement, Suffolk United Kingdom parents address Source:5518245 1891

1893

sibling Grace Evelyn King Source:5518245 1893

1896

sibling Florence E King Source:5518245 1896

1902

employment Scaffolder and Bricklayers Labourer Messrs Cranfield Mill and Mr Sadler builder Ipswich, Suffolk United Kingdom Source:5518245 1902 - 1914

1905

location 17 St Matthews Church Lane, Ipseich, Suffolk United Kingdom their own address Source:5518245 1905

1905

marriage Daisy Valentina Macro Source:5518245 23rd April 1905

1906

children Harry Frank William King Source:5518245 21st March 1906

1911

location 28 St. Matthews Church Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk United Kingdom their own address Source:5518245 1911

1912

children Alfred Arthur King Source:5518245 15th October 1912

1915

hospitalisation Gassed 3 times while serving in France. Hospital/Institution Source:5518245 1915 - 1917

1915

theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:5056967 27th August 1915 - November 1917

1917

awards British Award/Decoration Source:5056967 1917

1917

children Douglas Haig King Source:5518245 16th October 1917

1917

theatres Italy :1b Source:5056967 November 1917 - 11th November 1918

1918

events WWI Armistice Armistice Italy Source:5518245 November 1918

1920

location 29 St. Matthews Church Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk United Kingdom their own address Source:5518245 1920

service British Army Serjeant 30534 Royal Army Medical Corps Source:5056967

1920

death War Related Sickness Died from after-effects of gas poisoning during war. Buried with full military honours - coffin covered with Union Jack, borne on gun carriage with bearers, firing party and trumpeter Ipswich, Suffolk United Kingdom Source:7167663 Source:6153481 Source:5056967 16th July 1920

burial Ipswich Old Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Suffolk United Kingdom Source:7167663

Details

Names

Type	Name
First Names	Robert Henry 'harry'
Initials	RH'
Last Name	King
Source	5056967

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Locations

Address	Country	Type	Date
11 Lower Orwell Street, Ipswich St. Clement, Suffolk	United Kingdom	parents address	known 1891
17 St Matthews Church Lane, Ipseich, Suffolk	United Kingdom	their own address	known 1905
28 St. Matthews Church Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk	United Kingdom	their own address	known 1911
29 St. Matthews Church Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk	United Kingdom	their own address	known 1920
8 Mount Pleasant, Ipswich St Clement, Suffolk	United Kingdom	parents address	known 1881

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Section	Rank	Source
British Army	30534	Royal Army Medical Corps		Serjeant

Awards

Award	Type	Source
1914/15 Star	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
	British Award/Decoration

Family

Children

Name	Relationship	Dates
Harry Frank William King	son	21st March 1906
Alfred Arthur King	son	15th October 1912
Douglas Haig King	son	16th October 1917

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Elizabeth Ellen King	mother
Charles Henry King	father

Siblings

Name	Relationship	Dates
William Charles King	brother	5th May 1880
Arthur James King	brother	1883
Eva Ellen King	sister	1887
Beatrice Adelaide King	sister	1890
Grace Evelyn King	sister	1893
Florence E King	sister	1896

Spouse

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Daisy Valentina Macro	wife	23rd April 1905

Media

Serjeant Robert Henry King (1877-1920)

In Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC) uniform - message on the reverse side reads "With fondest love from Harry"

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Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC)

Robert Henry King - back row, 4th from left

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British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Card

(1914-1920)

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Robert Henry King's War Medals

Medals – text on reverse/rim reads: • Queen’s South Africa Medal: 1479 PTE R.H.KING R.A.M.C. MIL. - clasps on ribbon read: SOUTH AFRICA 1901 – TRANSVAAL – NATAL • 1914-15 Star: 30534 L-CPL R.H.KING R.A.M.C. • Victory Medal 1914-1918: 30534 SJT. R.H.KING R.A.M.C. [NB. Bronze oak leaf on ribbons] • British War Medal 1914-1919: 30534 SJT. R.H.KING R.A.M.C. Dog tags – text reads: • (octagonal) R.H.KING. C.E. R.A.M.C. 30534. • (circular) 30534. R.H.KING. C.E. R.A.M.C. • (metal) CPL. R.H.KING 30534 C.E. R.A.M.C. Tape strip – text reads: 30534. Sergt. King.R.H. Note on reverse of medals frame – text reads [NB. “Ieper” is an alternative spelling of “Ypres” in France]: IN FLANDERS FIELDS MUSEUM Cloth Hall, Market Square, Ieper EYE-WITNESS ACCOUNTS OF THE GREAT WAR Guide to Quotations Mustard gas grenades “Yperites” July 1917 first used @ Ieper - 22 Sept. 1915 chlorine gas used @ Ieper salient nb. 24 April 1915 yellow poison gas

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Military Funeral at Ipswich

Newspaper article of Sergt. Robert Henry King's funeral (pt.1)

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Military Funeral at Ipswich

Newspaper article of Sergt. Robert Henry King's funeral (pt.2)

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Gravestone in Ipswich Cemetery

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: BA. 2. 55. Gravestone text reads: ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS 30534 SERGEANT R.H. KING ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS 16TH JULY 1920 † ALSO HIS SON MAJOR HARRY FRANK WILLIAM KING …???...

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: BA. 2. 55.

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Robert Henry King with his family

Robert Henry King (aka ‘Harry’) with wife Daisy Valentina King (née Macro) and sons Harry Frank William King (aka ‘Frank’ or ‘Sonny’) and Alfred Arthur King (aka ‘Alf’) Message on reverse reads "Wishing you all a Merry Xmas"

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records	Imperial1
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Medal Index Cards Transcription	Guy74824

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Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC)	Andrea22228
British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Card	Andrea22228
Robert Henry King's War Medals	Andrea22228
Military Funeral at Ipswich	Andrea22228
Military Funeral at Ipswich	Andrea22228
Gravestone in Ipswich Cemetery	Andrea22228
Commonwealth War Graves Commission	Andrea22228
Robert Henry King with his family	Andrea22228

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