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Title: James William King, Royal Engineers army records
Post by: seemex on Saturday 26 March 22 23:30 GMT (UK)

I'm trying to find service records for James William King, born about 1875 in Southampton, who joined the Royal Engineers at about 16. He was eventually posted to Hong Kong where he married Ellen Harriet Thomson. Her father had also been with the Royal Engineers, but passed away along her mother about 1901, I believe in a cholera outbreak. James William King and his wife had four sons, but he died in Hong Kong in 1912 at just 37. His widow raised the boys as best as she could. She worked at Wiseman's Restaurant in HK and also had help from her own brothers and sisters while they lived in HK. I did get some records for Ellen's father ( one of my great grandfathers ) from Fold3 but I think someone sent it to me. I looked at Fold3 and I can't see how one could tell if records are there or not.

Title: Re: James William King, Royal Engineers army records
Post by: GrahamSimons on Sunday 27 March 22 08:23 BST (UK)

https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/british-army-soldiers-up-to-1913/
This should help

Title: Re: James William King, Royal Engineers army records
Post by: ShaunJ on Sunday 27 March 22 09:50 BST (UK)

James William King 24008 served 1889-1908

Army file on FindMyPast: https://search.findmypast.co.uk/record?id=GBM%2FWO97%2F5287%2F172%2F001&parentid=GBM%2FWO97%2F5287%2F923772

Also on Fold 3

Title: Re: James William King, Royal Engineers army records
Post by: seemex on Monday 28 March 22 05:33 BST (UK)

Thanks. I located the record on Fold3 ok. Found some new details. Much appreciated.