Percival Albert King

Percy was born on March 17, 1896 in Georgetown and was the son of George King and Alice Crocker. He was the youngest of four sons who grew up at 33 Queen St., three of whom fought during the Great War (William, Frederick, Percy). Francis attempted to enlist, but was rejected. A patriotic family, two brothers-in-law were also in training at Camp Borden.

When Percy enlisted in 1915, he listed his trade as glove shipper and his widowed mother, Mrs. A.C. King as his next-of-kin. Percy was 18 years of age and ready for adventure. Percy sailed for England on November 22, 1915 , arriving on December 2, 1915…embarking for France February 20, 1916. He was a Private with the 58^th Battalion. Seven months later his military file records that he had died “of wounds received in action” on September 18, 1916 at the No 3 Casualty Clearing Station. Percy was the first of Alice’s two sons she would lose to war. The balance due to her upon his death, was $180.

Percy was buried at Puchevillers British Cemetery, France and he is memorialized on the Cenotaph at Remembrance Park in Georgetown.

Truly a Canadian Hero. His story lives on. Information obtained from Library and Archives Canada and Ancestry.ca

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