Douglas Reid King

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Douglas Reid King

Rhodesian Regiment

Royal Army Medical Corps.
He is remembered with honour on the Scottish National War Memorial, Larchfield School memorial, the Glasgow University Roll of Honour and Helensburgh War Memorial, Column 3 Line 1.

The family home was at Auchengower, Helensburgh and Cove, Loch Long.
The son of John and Isabella McFarlane-Colville King.
Siblings: Douglas had two brothers, John was in a reserved occupation and David served with the Rhodesian Regiment and died in Rhodesia in 1918.

Douglas King was born at Auchengower, Cove, on Loch Long. His father was an accountant with the University of Glasgow. He attended Colquhoun Villa School and Larchfield School before going to University of Glasgow to study Medicine. He was a member of the University Training Corps and the Officer’s Reserve. He graduated with M.B ChB in August 1914.

Douglas enlisted in the Royal Army Medical Corps attached to the 74th Field Ambulance. He was mentioned in despatches and promoted to Captain in July 1915. He was awarded the Military Cross on the 1st June 1917, only 6 days before his death. He was killed in action at the age of 27.