The Queens Own Royal West Kent R

The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private J R A King

Photograph by "International Wargraves Photography Project"

Private John Robert Abra KING, G/14621, 10th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, died of wounds, 17 Casualty Clearing Station, France, 7th June 1917.

1879, born Mendlesham, Suffolk, son of John Robert & Sarah King, (nee Abra), of Sycamore Villa, 211, Nacton Road, Ipswich, Suffolk.

1911 Census - Haughley, Stowmarket, Suffolk - John Robert King, head, age 61, married, Police Pensioner, born Ipswich, Suffolk; Sarah King, wife, age 55, married 33 years, 2 children, both still alive, born Bury, Suffolk; John Robert Abra King, son, age 32, single, bricklayer, builder, worker, born Mendlesham, Suffolk; Arthur Robert Hawes, boarder, age 24, single, gardener domestic, born Norton, Suffolk.

Enlisted Ipswich, Suffolk, age 37 years & 4 months, height 5ft 7¼ inches, weight 126lbs. Resided 211, Nacton Road, Ipswich, Suffolk. Formerly bricklayer.

Home 17th February 1916 to 30th August 1916; BEF 31st August 1916 to 7th June 1917.

17th February 1916, enlisted; 18th February 1916, to Army Reserve; 20th April 1916, mobilized & posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 27th April 1916, posted 9th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 31st August 1916, Infantry Base Depot; 15th May 1917, 138 Field Ambulance / 3 Casualty Clearing Station, wounded in action, gun shot wound, left arm; 7th June 1917, 17 Casualty Clearing Station, shrapnel wounds, multiple.

1st September 1919, Statement of Relatives - Father, none; Mother, Mrs Sarah King, Sycamore Villa, 211, Nacton Road, Ipswich; Brothers - Ernest? King, age 39?, 156 Wellington Buildings, Ebury Bridge Road, London, SW1; Nephews / Nieces - John King, age 9, 156 Wellington Buildings, Ebury Bridge Road, London, SW1; James King, age 5, 156 Wellington Buildings, Ebury Bridge Road, London, SW1; Jessie King, age 11, 156 Wellington Buildings, Ebury Bridge Road, London, SW1;

Buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, XIII. C. 1., Belgium.

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