Date of birth:

October 28th, 1903 (Glasgow/Scotland, Great Britain)

Service number:

C4933

Nationality:

Canadian

Edward King entered service at Picton, Ontario, Canada on September 11th, 1939. In 1940 he landed with the 1st Battalion Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment as part of the Second BEF in France. He married Marjorie Clark Thompson on April 22nd, 1941.
He took part in the invasion of Sicily on July 16th, 1943 and landed in Italy on September 2nd, 1943.
Edward King was released from service at Canadian Forces Base Valcartier on June 14th, 1954.

Promotions:
September 11th, 1941: Private;
July 24th, 1943: Corporal (war subs);
October 15th, 1943: Corporal;
April 26th, 1944: Acting Sergeant;
July 21st, 1944: Sergeant.

Career:
September 1939 - juni 1942: Company Runner 1st Battalion Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment;
1940: NCO course;
May 1941: Map and Compass course, Aldershot;
July 1941: Foot Drill course, Sandhurst;
August 1941: Unarmed Combat course;
September 1941: Flamethrower course;
June 1942: Clerk;
August 1943: Commando Group No. 1.

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