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Andrew King

Andrew King

Born
1898-04-20 12:00:00
Died
1917-05-19 12:00:00
Gender
Male
Place of migration
Stayed in Ireland

Andrew King was born on 20th April 1898 in Dunfanaghy, Co-Donegal. His parents were Thomas and Pheobe King.

Andrew was part of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers Reg number 27247.

Andrew married my great aunt Mary Boyle on 20th June 1916 at the Convent in Letterkenny, Co Donegal Mary and Andrew had one son Andrew King.

Sadly Andrew was a casualty of war and he lost his life on the 19th May 1917, and unfortunately no body was recovered for a proper burial.

Pte Andrew King is commemorated at Arras Memorial Cemetary, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France, PLOT: Bay 6. MEMORIAL ID124731288

Associated communities

Donegal

Co. Donegal or Dún na nGall (aka Tír Chonaill) in Irish, is located in the north-west of Ireland. We are a coastal county with a beautiful, rugged Atlantic coastline. Our county town is Donegal Town and we have a population of approximately 160,000. We look forward to assisting you in the search for your Irish ancestors. 

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Our aim is to connect all people with a link to Clondahorky (Donegal). You may live here, have visited here or maybe are tracing ancestors who left long ago. In any case, we’re sure to have lots to share and are delighted to welcome you.

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Timeline events in this community

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  • 1930s

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