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- He was the son of Lt.-Col. William Albert de Courcy King and Georgina Marie MacKenzie.
He was educated at Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, England. He was commander officer of the H.M. Submarine Snapper in 1939. He fought in the Second World War. He was awarded the Companion, Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.) and bar. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (D.S.C.) He gained the rank of Commander in the Royal Navy.
In 1973 he completed a solo circumnavigation of the world in a boat he built himself.
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