Private Thomas King

Army Number: 31066

Battalion: 17th Battalion Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derbys) Regiment.

Born at Nottingham and lived at The Meadows, Awsworth, Nottinghamshire. Son of Thomas and Eliza King, of Keyworth, Nottingham; Husband of Lydia H. King, of 10, Allen Street, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire. He was a Farm Labourer prior to enlisting at Hucknall. Was killed in action, 22nd May 1916, aged 32, by a heavy German bombardment of trench mortars and rifle grenades whilst serving in the line near Gorre, France.

Private Thomas King

Buried: Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-Lavoue, France. Plot 3. Row F, Grave 25.

Le Touret Military Cemetery, Richebourg-L`Avoue, France.

Private Thomas King grave — Photograph of grave kindly supplied by Dale Martin

Private Thomas King is also commemorated on the following local memorials:–
St. Mary Magdalene Church War Memorial, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire.
Titchfield Park War Memorial, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire.

St. Mary Magdalen Church War Memorial, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire.

Titchfield Park War Memorial, Hucknall, Nottinghamshire.