King, Walter Eustace Yeend
Corporal Eustace Cameron King, Princess Patricia's Canadian L.I.., formerly on the Secretary's staff, died under an operation for amputation of the left leg. He was wounded at St.Eloi, and was brought over to Beachborough Park Hospital. The service was held at Shorncliffe Garrison Church, and he was buried there, the "Patricia's" firing the last salute. He will be held in affectionate memory by all the member of the College. He inherited much of the artistic talent of his father, Mr. Yeend King. V.P.R.I. His happy disposition was an in inspiration at all times to his friends, and his heroic end "buried by soldiers in a soldier's grave," was, in his mother's words, "the one thing he would have chosen for himself." We may well echo the touching tribute of his sorrowing widow - "he died like a soldier."
In the early days of the Union Society Corporal King was responsible for much of the work in connection with the REVIEW, and he rendered other valuable service to the general interests of the Union. King's College Review, June 1915
Biographical
| Surname(s) | King |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Walter Eustace Yeend |
| Date of birth | 1885 |
| Place of birth | Marylebone District |
| Family details | Son of Mr and Mrs Yeend King. Husband of P. Cameron, of 55, York St. Chambers, Bryanston Square, Marylebone, London |
| Previous education | King's College London - Office Staff |
| College | Guy's Hospital |
| Military unit | Princess Patricia's Light Infantry |
| Service number | 51026 |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Date of death | 10 April 1915 |
| Age at death | 29 |
| Rank at death | Corporal |
| Place of death | Beachborough Park Hospital |
| Cause of death | Died under operation for amputation of left leg |
| Burial place | Shorncliffe Garrison Church, Military Cemetery |
| Commemoration(s) | King's College Chapel |
| Notes | He is variously referred to as Walter Eustace King and Eustace Cameron King but the birth and death registers definitely show that his official name was Walter Eustace King |
| Sources | King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Free BMD |