Charles Pennington White King (1917 - 1943)

Born 23 Jan 1917 in Faversham, Kent, England

Descendants

Died 9 Sep 1943 at age 26 in Salerno, Sicily, Italy

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Biography

Charles born in 1917. He passed away on the very day that he and his comrades stormed the Salemo beach in Sicily, Italy 1943-09-09. Lance Corporal C P W King Service number 5503170 5th Battalion Hampshire Regiment, is buried in the Salerno War Cemetery IV. E. 13. Italy.

Sources

• born

"England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FYL-TKQ : 1 October 2014), Charles P W King, 1917; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Faversham, Kent, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.

• marriage

"England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV8K-TWXT : 8 October 2014), Charles P W King and null, 1940; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1940, quarter 1, vol. 2A, p. 4088, Faversham, Kent, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• death

https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2603430/CHARLES%20PENNINGTON%20WHITE%20KING/