12th Battalion, South Wales Borderers (British Army)
Died:
15/06/1917 (Killed in Action)
Age:
Summary
William was born in Kilrea about 1883. According William King’s will, which is in the Irish archives, his father was Patrick McAllister of Gortgoll, Portglenone, County Antrim, Ireland. Although there is no direct evidence, it is believed that William McAllister and William King are one and the same. William King enlisted in Clonmel into the South Wales Borderers. Lance Corporal William King was serving with the 12th Battalion of the South Wales Borderers when he was killed in action on Friday 15th June 1917.
Further Information
William was born in Kilrea about 1883.
According William King’s will, his father was Patrick McAllister of Gortgoll, Portglenone, County Antrim, Ireland.
The 1901 census lists a William McAllister, aged 18, living with his parents Patrick and Margaret McAllister at house 14 in Gortgoll, Lisnagarran, County Antrim. They were a farming family.
The 1911 census lists a William McAllister, aged 26, living with his parents Patrick and Margaret McAllister at house 20 in Gortgole, Lisnagarran, County Antrim.
Although there is no direct evidence, it is believed that William McAllister and William King are one and the same.
William King enlisted in Clonmel into the South Wales Borderers. The alias may explain the obscurity of the location and the regiment.
Lance Corporal William King was serving with the 12th Battalion of the South Wales Borderers when he was killed in action on Friday 15th June 1917.
Last Will and Testament of Private William King dated 27th May 1916:
In the event of my death, I give the whole of my property and effects to my father, Patrick McAllister, Gortgole, Portglenone, County Antrim, Ireland. William King, 35127. Private, South Wales Borderers, D Company.
Lance Corporal W King is buried in Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-Le-Grand in the Somme region. Fins is a village on the road between Cambrai and Peronne.
