John Abbott King
| Born | 21 August 1883 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 9 August 1916 (aged 32) Pas-de-Calais, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Allegiance |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Branch |  British Army | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Service years | 1914-1916 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rank | Lance corporal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Units | King’s Liverpool Regiment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Abbott King (21 August 1883 – 9 August 1916) was an English rugby union player[1] who won 12 caps as a number 8 between 1911 and 1913. During World War I he served as a lance corporal with the King's Liverpool Regiment, and was killed at the Battle of the Somme aged 32. He is one of the missing commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "John King | Rugby Union | Players and Officials". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ "Casualty Details". CWGC. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
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