William Robert King (16 December 1902 – January 1987)[1] was an all-round sportsman who played cricket for both Ireland[2] and the Straits Settlements,[3] and played rugby union for Singapore.
[2] Educated mainly in County Tipperary, he excelled at sport, particularly cricket and rugby union.
[6] He joined the SSVF Straits Settlements Volunteer Force in 1924, and was awarded the Military Medal for bravery in the Battle of Singapore.
He was captured when the city fell in 1942 and spent the remainder of the war working on the Burma Siam railway and in Changi POW camp.
He later returned to live in Ireland, and married late in life, having children in his mid 60s.