King, Harry Hemshall
photo from Tony King
H. KING
Harry Hemshall King
341465 Private, 'B' Company, 36th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers
393618 Private, 363rd, 364th & 619th Reserve Employment Companies, Labour Corps
393618 Private, 496th Agricultural Company, Labour Corps
Born 7th April 1899 in Scotter
Son of Walter (a road foreman from Aisby) and Demaris (nee Holland of Scotter)
Family lived on Gainsborough Road
On his 15th birthday he had a serious accident:-
'driving a horse and cart when the horse shied and threw the unfortunate lad under the wheel, which passed over his body...'
Worked for John Butler, Carrot and Potato Grower and Merchant of Scotter (‘introducer of the famous “King Edward Potato“)
Called up for service and enlisted at Scunthorpe on 21st May 1917
Described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 117 pounds, ‘poor chest‘, Church of England
Based at Ramsgate, Kent
In June 1917 reported he was 'home on sick leave after being in khaki only five weeks, three of which have been spent in hospital. When he offered himself for medical examination... he was passed A, and on being called up he was passed C'
Posted to the Labour Corps at Plymouth on 24th September 1917 and sent to Woodford
Transferred to the 496th Agricultural Company on 2nd April 1918
Moved to No. 1 Dispersal Unit at Harrowby Camp, Grantham
27th January 1919 granted 28 days furlough; formerly discharged on 24th February
Married Gertrude May Arrand (sister of William and Walter; West face) on 4th July 1923
First child born at Scotter then moved to North Kelsey where he had a fish and chip shop
Became a motor engineer and had a garage and then worked for Boots Civil Engineers
Lived at Kirton-in-Lindsey
Helped put in the Scotter sewerage system around 1950
Died on 4th July 1967, his 44th wedding annivesary, while on holiday with his family at Newquay
Cremated at Scunthorpe
Parents buried in Scotter Cemetery
Brother of George Rowland (main face)