William Lyon Mackenzie King (1913 - 1943)

Born 2 Jan 1913 in Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Marjorie Little Rean — married 1939 in Toronto, York, Ontario, Canada

Died 20 Sep 1943 at age 30 in At Sea

Biography

Lyon King is one of twins.

William and his twin brother, Arthur King were born January 2, 1913.^[1] They were the only children of Max King and May Wookey.

In 1915, the King family moved to Denver, Colorado, where Lyon spent his youth. In 1920, he was living with his parents, Max and May, and brother, Arthur, and their servant, Sadie Casten, in a rented house at 928 Olive Street.^[2]

Lyon was just 9 years old when his father died in 1922. By 1930, 17 year-old Lyon, his mother, May, and brother, Arthur were living in their own home at 946 Washington Street, Colorado. May was worked as a piano teacher from the family home.^[3]

Lyon was married in 1939 in Toronto to Marjorie Little Rean. He completed his medical training by 1914, and joined the Royal Canadian Navy Volunteer Reserve in 1942. He was posted as Surgeon Lieutenant on board the H.M.C.S. St. Croix. ^[4] On September 20, 1943, the H.M.C.S. St. Croix was torpedoed by German Uboats during the Battle of the Atlantic, sunk within three minutes of the third torpedo attack, and lost at sea.^[5] Surgeon Lieutenant William Lyon Mackenzie King was onboard, and perished at sea. ^[6] He left behind his wife, Margery and their two children.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ontario, Canada Births, 1869-1913," database, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 4 Aug 2014), entry for William Lyon Mackenzie King; citing Canada, Ontario, Toronto: Archives of Ontario, MS 929, reel 239, Carleton, Ottawa, p. 30, registration no. 019304.
2. ↑ "1920 United States Federal Census," database, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 Aug 2014), entry for William L King; citing Washington, D.C.: National Archive and Record Administration, Fourteenth Census of the United States of America, NARA microfilm publication T625_162, ED 293, Page 2B, house no. 928, dwelling no. 50.
3. ↑ "1930 United States Federal Census," database, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 Aug 2014), entry for Lyon King; citing Washington, D.C.: National Archive and Record Administration, Fifteenth Census of the United States of America, T626, roll 238, FHL microfilm 2339973, ED 0139, Page 26B, house no. 946, dwelling no. 315.
4. ↑ "Surg Lt William Lyon Mackenzie King," database, Find A Grave, Inc., 2006. Find A Grave (accessed 4 Aug 2014), entry for Find A Grave: Memorial #56172043.
5. ↑ HMCS St Croix - A Tragic Saga, website, 1996-2004. The Naval Museum of Manitoba (http://www.naval-museum.mb.ca/battle_atlantic/st.croix/tragic-saga.htm : accessed 4 Aug 2014).
6. ↑ "Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938 and Deaths Overseas, 1939-1947," database, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 4 Aug 2014), entry for William Lyon Mackenzie King; citing Canada, Ontario, Toronto: Archives of Ontario, Registrations of Ontario Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947, MS 944, reel 4, registration no. 703207.
7. ↑ "UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947," database, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Ancestry.ca (http://www.ancestry.ca : accessed 4 Aug 2014), entry for William Lyon Mackenzie King; citing London, England: Commonwealth War Graves Commission, British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918.

Contributors

This profile was created, and information added to it on August 4, 2014 by Kathryn Hogan.