Percy Francis Kington
Rifleman 554923
16th Battalion London Regiment, Queens Westminster Rifles
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Percy Francis Kington was the son of John and Marion Kington (nee Blow) of 1, Hamilton Road. He was one of six children according to the 1901 census. No records have been found of Percy in 1911. He is believed to have been born in 1899.
He is buried at Maroeuil British Cemetery, in the Pas-de Calais, location IV. H.11. He died on 16th March 1918, killed in action, in the build up to the German Spring offensive which is officially deemed to have begun on 21st March 1918. Percy was about 19 years old.
Percy Francis Kington is also commemorated on the family grave in the Reading cemetery. His name can be found on the kerbs in Division 62, 13103. The headstone bears the names Kington, Hooper-Blow and Greaves. (Berkshire Family History Classification is 62D41) His name is commemorated on the Alfred Sutton School memorial and also that of the YMCA