William Charles King
Place of birth: Tottenham, London, England
Previous occupation: Shop Boy
Service: Royal Navy
Rank: Yeoman of Signals
Service Number: 223005
Joined Hood: 1st January 1922 (Yeoman of Signals)
Left Hood: 14th May 1923 (Yeoman of Signals)
Biographical Information: No further biographical information is held.
History of ships served in and ratings held:
Date From | Date to | Ship | Rating | Source |
8th October 1902 | 22nd July 1903 | Impregnable | Boy 2nd Class | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
23rd July 1903 | 13th November 1903 | Impregnable | Boy 1st Class | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
14th November 1903 | 9th March 1904 | Vivid | Boy 1st Class | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
10th March 1904 | 21st March 1904 | Edgar | Boy 1st Class | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
22nd March 1904 | 30th June 1905 | Essex | Boy 1st Class | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st July 1905 | 19th March 1906 | Essex | Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
20th March 1906 | 20th April 1906 | Vivid I | Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
21st April 1906 | 29th August 1906 | Hyacinth | Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
30th August 1906 | 5th November 1906 | Hyacinth | Qualified Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
6th November 1906 | 30th September 1907 | Diana | Qualified Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st October 1907 | 3rd February 1908 | Diana | Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
18th February 1908 | 16th November 1908 | Diana | Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
17th November 1908 | 26th April 1909 | Vivid I | Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
27th April 1909 | 8th September 1909 | Medea | Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
16th September 1909 | 25th September 1910 | Medea | Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
26th September 1910 | 15th May 1911 | Medea | Leading Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
16th May 1911 | 25th July 1911 | Vivid I | Leading Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
26th July 1911 | 17th September 1911 | Leander | Leading Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
18th September 1911 | 4th March 1912 | Vivid I | Leading Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
5th March 1912 | 27th January 1913 | Carnarvon | Leading Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
28th January 1913 | 28th February 1913 | Vivid I | Leading Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st March 1913 | 18th May 1913 | Leander | Leading Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
19th May 1913 | 17th October 1913 | Leander | Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
18th October 1913 | 24th November 1913 | Vivid I | Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
25th November 1913 | 31st October 1914 | Colossus | Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st November 1914 | 16th April 1915 | Colossus | Leading Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
17th April 1915 | 9th June 1915 | Vivid I | Leading Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
10th June 1915 | 15th July 1915 | Vivid II (M 29) | Leading Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
16th July 1915 | 30th September 1917 | Europa II (M 29) | Leading Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st October 1917 | 31st January 1918 | Egmont (M 29) | Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st February 1918 | 5th June 1918 | Europa II (M 29) | Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
6th June 1918 | 30th June 1918 | Europe II (M 29) | Leading Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st July 1918 | 23rd October 1918 | Vivid I | Leading Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
24th October 1918 | 19th November 1918 | Gunner (Blackburn) | Leading Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
20th November 1918 | 31st March 1919 | Ganges | Leading Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st April 1919 | 31st May 1919 | Ganges (Huntley) | Leading Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st June 1919 | 15th August 1919 | Europa II (Huntley) | Leading Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
16th August 1919 | 30th September 1919 | Caesar (Huntley) | Leading Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st October 1919 | 16th November 1919 | Julius (Huntley) | Leading Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
17th November 1919 | 5th March 1920 | Victory I | Leading Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
6th March 1920 | 19th July 1920 | Vivid I | Leading Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
20th July 1920 | 30th June 1921 | Columbine (Douglas) | Leading Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
8th July 1921 | 31st August 1921 | Columbine (Malcolm) | Leading Signalman | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st September 1921 | 31st December 1921 | Columbine (Malcolm) | Yeoman of Signals | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
1st January 1922 | 14th May 1923 | Hood | Yeoman of Signals | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
15th May 1923 | 18th May 1923 | Vivid I | Yeoman of Signals | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
19th May 1923 | 1st September 1923 | Glorious | Yeoman of Signals | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
2nd September 1923 | 18th September 1923 | Vivid I | Yeoman of Signals | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
19th September 1923 | 7th December 1923 | Ajax | Yeoman of Signals | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
8th December 1923 | 29th January 1924 | Diligence (Stuart) | Yeoman of Signals | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
30th January 1924 | 22nd April 1924 | Ajax | Yeoman of Signals | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
23rd April 1924 | 8th September 1924 | Vivid I | Yeoman of Signals | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
9th September 1924 | 17th May 1926 | Valiant | Yeoman of Signals | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
18th May 1926 | 1st June 1926 | Queen Elizabeth | Yeoman of Signals | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
2nd June 1926 | 21st July 1927 | Vivid I | Yeoman of Signals | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
28th September 1938 | 2nd October 1938 | Drake I I (Mobilised) | Yeoman of Signals | ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea |
2nd October 1938 | 31st August 1939 | Demobilised | Yeoman of Signals | ADM363/191 |
1st September 1939 | 22nd September 1939 | Drake I | Yeoman of Signals | ADM363/191 |
23rd September 1939 | Invalided PUNS | Yeoman of Signals | ADM363/191 |
Additional Photographs
None at this time.
Memorials
No known memorials
No known memorials
Sources
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
'Register of Deaths of Naval Ratings' (data extracted by Director of Naval Personnel (Disclosure Cell), Navy Command HQ, 2009)
ADM188/393 via WW1 Lives at Sea