John Abbott King (21 August 1883 – 9 August 1916) was an English rugby union player [1] who won 12 caps as a number 8 between 1911 and 1913. During World War I he served as a lance corporal with the King's Liverpool Regiment, and was killed at the Battle of the Somme aged 32. He is one of the missing commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. [2]
References
- ^ "John King | Rugby Union | Players and Officials". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ "Casualty Details". CWGC. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
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John Abbott King (21 August 1883 – 9 August 1916) was an English rugby union player [1] who won 12 caps as a number 8 between 1911 and 1913. During World War I he served as a lance corporal with the King's Liverpool Regiment, and was killed at the Battle of the Somme aged 32. He is one of the missing commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial. [2]
References
- ^ "John King | Rugby Union | Players and Officials". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
- ^ "Casualty Details". CWGC. Retrieved 12 October 2013.
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