South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

Men of RWRRWRlest we forget2tower poppiesThe Battle of the Somme film image1 3gallipoli

 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 18091 Albert Edward KING - 4th Battalion Coldstream Guards


Died Saturday December 7th, 1918  aged 29

grave for albert king150


Military History

   
Theatre of WarMedalsCommonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Charleroi Communal Cemetery 
     
Arrived in TheatreMedal Citation (if app)SWFHS Area Memorials
After February 1916 ~ Alderminster
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason KilledDate and Place Enlisted DateOther War Memorials
Died of Influenza February 1916  
     
Place of DeathPrevious Regiments or Units 
55th CCS at Charleroi  ~  
     

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

The battalion war diary shows that Albert was taken to the 55th Casualty Clearing Station at Charleroi on 23 Nov 1918 from their billets, also at Charleroi, where he was treated for "flu" (Influenza) which at that time was Spanish Flu. Scores of his colleagues were also sent to hospitals in the days before and after.

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/PlaceBapitsm Date/Place
Oct Qtr 1889 29 Dec 1889 at Alderminster
   
Parents NamesParents Abode
William and Elizabeth King Knavenhill, Alderminster
   
Wife & Marriage Date/PlaceChildren & Year of Birth
~ ~
   
SchoolsColleges
  ~
   
Address HistoryEmployment History
1891 - Knavenhill Farm, Alderminster 1901 - School age
1901 - Alderminster 1911 - Nurseryman - Gardner 
1911 - 35 Francis Road, Acocks Green