Joseph Francis (Frank) King

Memorial: South Gloucestershire war dead not on a local memorial

Regiment: Canadian Machine Gun Corps

Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal

Rank and number: Private 63501 3rd Company

Parents: James and Sophie King

Home address: 68 North Street, Downend, Bristol

Date of birth: 26/12/1898

Place of birth: Mangotsfield, Bristol

Date of death: 16/12/1917

Buried/Commemorated at: Buried Mangotsfield (Downend) Cemetery

Age: 24

Further information:

Frank was born and raised in Mangotsfield, the son of a market gardener and the youngest child of seven with four sisters and two brothers. Frank volunteered for the Canadian Machine Gun Corps in November 1914 in Calgary Canada when he was just 15 years old giving his birth year as 1892. He served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in France and Belgium.

Frank was listed as wounded in August 1917, possibly sustaining his wounds during the Battle of Hill 70 in the Pas De Calais France where poison gas was used. He died just before his 19th birthday and his death being registered in Bristol.

By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):

This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/