Albert Kingman
Kentucky Post, Tuesday, 14 March 1905, page 5
ADVENTUROUS CAREER
Despondent through ill health brought on by exposure in South
Africa while fighting against the Boers in the service of England, Albert
Kingman, 21, of Fourth av. and McKinney st. Dayton, send a 32 caliber bullet
through his brain last night, dying two hours later. He returned to his home
last night from Cincinnati, where he was employed as stenographer.
The death of young Kingman is unusually pathetic. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C B Kingman and four years ago graduated with high honors from the Dayton High School. He was a superb specimen of manhood, at that time being over six feet in height and weighing 150 pounds. Of an adventurous disposition, he ran away from home and made his way to New Orleans, where he was shipped as a member of a crew on a cattle steamer bound for Cape Town, South Africa. In Cape Town, he was induced by a recruiting Sergeant to join for the British army and as a private he fought in many of the famous engagements of the long drawn out struggle. The hard campaigning proved too much for his health and he broke down. Then he contracted enteric fever and lay for three months on a cot in a military hospital at Cape Town at death's door.
He returned to his home in Dayton a physical wreck and ever since his return had been subject to spells of utter despondency. His actions for the past few days had been very peculiar. His father and sister are in Florida where they have been for some time. A telegram has been sent to them, breaking the sad news.
The funeral of young Kingman will take place in Madisonville Ky. tomorrow at 8 o'clock. Services will be held tonight at 8 o'clock by Rev Erwin at the house.