Lieut. King was the second youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. M. King of Bulawayo, South Africa and was born at Limerick in 1894. He was educated at St. George’s Boys Public School, Bulawayo, where he was one of the first to obtain the Beit Bursary, as his brother Geoffrey King was the first Jewish boy to win the Rhodes Scholarship some five years ago. He came from Rhodesia at his own expense to join the colours eighteen months ago. In November 1915 he obtained his commission and was posted to the Northumberland Fusiliers. He went to France as recently as the 6th September. Lieut. King was a keen sportsman and at the regimental sports at Hull last July he took several prizes.

The Rev. W. W. Gould C.F. writing to the deceased’s brother from France says: “You will have heard eve of this great loss you have sustained through the death of your brother. I am writing to you, as I found a reference to you in the Prayer-Book found on him. We buried him in the Military cemetery at ---. As there was no Jewish Chaplain at hand, I read the service at the grave from the Jewish prayer-Book. Our pioneers will work the place with the usual symbol of your faith. Will you allow me to express my sincere sympathy with you and yours in your great sorrow. It seems so tragic that your brother should have been cut down so soon in his career here, but God has thoughts and ways higher than ours. May He give you grace to say “The Lord game and the Lord hath taken, blessed be the name of the Lord’”.

A letter from the regimental nurse says: “He was always so cheery and bright, loved I am sure by both officers and men, a most popular officer. His example will not die. I will always think of him as he was a gallant English gentleman.”