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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. |
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Last Will and Testament of Private William King dated 27th May 1916: |
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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. |
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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. |
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William King enlisted in Clonmel into the South Wales Borderers. The alias may explain the obscurity of the location and the regiment. |
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Although there is no direct evidence, it is believed that William McAllister and William King are one and the same. |
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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. |
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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. |
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According William King’s will, his father was Patrick McAllister of Gortgoll, Portglenone, County Antrim, Ireland. |
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William was born in Kilrea about 1883. |
