In Memory Of

KING, DOUGLAS IVAN

Service Details
Age:
 23
Date of Birth:
 -0001-11-30
Service No:
 5855
Rank:
 Private
Unit:
 4th Regt.
Unit 2:
 "D" Coy.
Regiment:
 South African Infantry
Date of Death:
 1916-07-10
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, at Bernafay Wood, Somme
Commemoration
Grave Reference:
 Pier and Face 4 C.
Cemetery:
 THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Localitly:
 Somme
Country:
 France
Additional Information
Son of James and Sarah Alice King, of "Lynedoch," Nottingham Rd., Natal. Born "Lynedoch," Nottingham Rd., Natal. A journeyman blacksmith. On Maritzburg College cenotaph. King's silver wound badge (No. SA 864), small 9ct gold locket containing small photograph and engraved: "D.I.K. Killed in Action 10/7/16, Pro Patria". On St John's Gowrie Presbyterian Church Cemetery Great War Memorial