John Nelson Secord King (1918 - 1942)

Born 5 Jul 1918 in Oakville, Halton, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Died 17 Sep 1942 at age 24 in Germany

Biography

John was born in 1918. He was the son of Nelson King and Hannah Hill.

John was a Flight Sergeant in the Royal Canadian Air Force (Service No. R75603). He was reported missing, presumed dead, on 17 Sep 1942 as a result of air operations.^[1][2] John is commemorated at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery in Germany, as well as the Bomber Command Memorial Wall in Nanton, AB.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Military: "Canada, World War II Records and Service Files of War Dead, 1939-1947"
   Library and Archives Canada; Ottawa, Canada; Service Files of the Second World War - War Dead, 1939-1947; Series: RG 24; Volume: 27906
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry ca Record 9145 #19803 (accessed 9 December 2021)
   Name: John Nelson Secoro King [John Nelson Secord King]; Birth Date: 5 Jul 1918; Birth Place: Oakville, Ontario; Residence Place: Oakville; Death Date: 17 Sep 1942; Service Number: R75603; Regiment: Royal Canadian Air Force; Rank: Flight Sergeant; Next of Kin: Hannah Elizabeth King; Relationship: Mother.
2. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JDX3-JRZ : 2 March 2021), John Nelson Secord King, 17 Sep 1942; citing , , Registrar General. Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56035801/john-nelson_secord-king : accessed 9 December 2021), memorial page for John Nelson Secord King (unknown–17 Sep 1942), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56035801, citing Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Kreis Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany ; Maintained by Operation:PictureMe (contributor 47833248) .