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King, Frederick Parker

Name - Last Name First
King, Frederick Parker
Birth Date / Parents if known
30 Jun 1892
Distinctions
Bro of BHC William Henry King KIA
Birth Place
Soham, Cambridgeshire, England
Home Child Sending Organization
Fegan
Year / Age Arrived in Canada as BHC
1905
BHC Registry ID #
42885 Click on the number to go to the main BHC Registry
Find A Grave Memorial #
55918073 Click on the number to go to the Find A Grave memorial
War(s) Served (WW1 or WW2)
WW1
Regimental Number
928690 Click on the number to search Library and Archives Canada
Date of Enlistment / Apparent Age / Real Age
08-Mar-16
City of Residence upon Enlistment
RR#1 Erin, Ontario, Canada
Previous Service
none
Place of Enlistment
Erin, Ontario, Canada
Next of Kin / Relationship / Location
King, Alfred, Father, England
Discharged: Date / Reason
n/a
Final Rank / Battalion / Unit
Private, 18th Bn. Canadian Infantry (Western Ontario Regiment)
Killed in Action / Death Due to Service / Survived
KIA / Battle of Iwuy (for Cambrai), France
Date of Death / Location / Cause
11-Oct-18
Age at Death
26
Place of Burial
Niagara Cemetery, Iwuy ; Nord, France Plot C.23
King, Frederick Parker

Record Notes & Research

1892 Birth: 30 Jun 1892 KING, Frederick Parker GRO Reference: 1892 S Quarter in NEWMARKET Volume 03B Page 533 MMN Stevens
 
1901 England Census: Frederick P King Age 8 b. abt 1893 Relation to Head Son Gender Male Father Alfred King Mother Mary E King Birth Place Soham, Cambridgeshire, England Civil parish Soham Ecclesiastical parish Barway St Nicholas and Soham St Andrew Town Soham County/Island Cambridgeshire Country England Registration district Newmarket Sub-registration district Soham ED, institution, or vessel 3 Neighbors View others on page Piece 1542 Folio 52 Page number 21 Household schedule number 163 Household members Name Age Alfred King 39, Mary E King 34, Alfred J King 10, Frederick P King 8, Clifford G King 6, Percy P King 6, William H King 3
1902 Death of mother: Mary E King, maiden name Stevens


Frederick was one of four siblings that were British Home Children. There were Clifford George King and Percy Pledger King (twins). Clifford and Percy were emigrated to Canada by National Children’s Homes in 1903. Clifford later took the last name of Stevens (mother’s maiden name). Also, brother, William Henry King was emigrated to Canada by Fegan Homes in 1911.

The boys had an Uncle, Walter Stevens living in Conneaut, Ashtabula, Ohio. They were known to have stayed with him at times. 

1905 Records of the Fegan Distributing Home in Toronto: Frederick KING - Age: 12 - Year of Arrival: 1905 - Ship: SOUTHWARK - Sent by: Fegan - Notes: Living in Ohio [USA] in 1911. --- Source: Library and Archives Canada - Database Item Number: 136224


1918 Death BHC brother: Sadly, William Henry King died on June 29, 1918 (regimental # 513721) while serving Canada, World War One.
1918 Death: Frederick Parker King died 11 Oct 1918, serving Canada, World War One (Regimental # 928690) 

The other brother Alfred who did not get sent to Canada joined up in the UK and
 
Brother Percy Parker King - died of stomach cancer
Percy P King BIRTH 1894 DEATH 1942 (aged 47–48) BURIAL Glenwood Cemetery Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio, USA
 
Brother Clifford George King Stevens 1894–1956 BIRTH 12 Aug 1894 • Soham, Cambridgeshire, England DEATH 17 Sep 1956 • Butler, Ohio, USA Clifford George Stevens BIRTH 12 Aug 1894 England DEATH 1956 (aged 61–62) BURIAL Edgewood Cemetery Edgewood, Ashtabula County, Ohio, USA Show MapGPS-Latitude: 41.8711210, Longitude: -80.7733359 PLOT Section 3 Lot 114 Grave 1 Findagrave # 233117735 
 
Brother Alfred John King remained in England / BIRTH Jan 1891 • Soham, Cambridgeshire, England. He also enlisted to serve in the First World War, for England. He gave his father's name as John King and also named his brother Frederick living in Conneaut, Ashtabula, Ohio - with his Uncle Walter Stevens. Regiment Name: Dragoons of the Line. Regimental Number: 10573.  Was discharged Medically Unfit (but he did know his brother Fred was in the USA at some point).