About John Abbott King
Lived 1883 – 1916 (aged 32). John Abbott King was a rugby union player.
John Abbott King (21 August 1883 – 9 August 1916) was an English rugby union player who won 12 caps as a number 8 between 1911 and 1913. During World War I he served as a lance corporal with the King's Liverpool Regiment, and was killed at the Battle of the Somme aged 32. He is one of the missing commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
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Who was John Abbott King?
British rugby union player
When was John Abbott King born?
John Abbott King was born on 21 August 1883.
When did John Abbott King die?
John Abbott King died on 9 August 1916.
What was John Abbott King's occupation?
John Abbott King was a rugby union player.
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