John Abbott King
British rugby union player
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| Intro | British rugby union player | |
| A.K.A. | John King | |
| A.K.A. | John King | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain | |
| was | Athlete Rugby union player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
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| Birth | 21 August 1883 | |
| Death | 9 August 1916 (aged 32 years) | |
| Star sign | Leo |
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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. He is one of the missing commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.