King, Percy
King, Percy, 2nd Lieut., 7th East Surrey Regt. Educated at Portsmouth Grammar School, King's College, London, Guy's. Entered Guy's as a Dental Student in October, 1911. L.D.S. March 1915. Joined London University O.T.C., and received a Commission in the East Surrey Regiment, May, 1915. Sent to Egypt on detached service November, 1915, where he was slightly wounded whilst carrying despatches. Sent home November, 1916, to join the R.A.F. Served in France as Balloon Officer from January to June, 1917, when after a nasty spill, he joined his regiment near Arras, where he was wounded in the trenches August 4th, 1917, and died next day. Guy's Hospital Reports Vol.LXX, War Memorial Number
Biographical
| Surname(s) | King |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Percy |
| Family details | Son of William and Jane King, of 71, St. Andrew's Road, Southsea, Hants |
| Previous education | Portsmouth Grammar School |
| College | Guy's Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1911-1915 |
| Dept / course | L.D.S. |
| Qualifications | L.D.S. 1915 |
| Military unit | East Surrey Regiment, 7th Battn. |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Campaigns | Egypt Nov. 1915 to Nov.1916 (wounded), France and Flanders Feb to Aug 1917 |
| Date of death | 05 August 1917 |
| Age at death | 28 |
| Rank at death | Second Lieutenant |
| Cause of death | Died of wounds |
| Burial place | Duisans British Cemetery, Etrun |
| Commemoration(s) | Guy's Hospital Memorial |
| Sources | Guy's Hospital Medical School Records, King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Soldiers Died in the Great War; University of London O.T.C. 1914-19 |