South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Private 33634 Albert Morgan - 8th Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment


Died of Wounds on Saturday 10th November 1917 aged 32

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Military History

     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
France and Flanders British War & Victory Medals Outtersteene Communal Cemetery Extension
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
After Nov 1916 ~ Southam War Memorial | Southam Congregational
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted Other War Memorials
Third Battle of Ypres (Passchendaele) After 11 Nov 1916 at Rugby           
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units  
CCS at Outtersteene ~  
     

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

 
The war diary has not been helpful in indentifying when and where Albert was wounded, as he is buried at Outtersteene we can say that he was taken to either 2nd, 53rd or 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Stations where he later died of his wounds

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Bapitsm Date/Place
Jan Qtr 1885 at Bishops Itchington  
   
Parents Names Parents Abode
Job Richard and Eliza Morgan Southam
   
Wife & Marriage Date/Place Children & Year of Birth
Ellen Elizabeth Morgan nee Fell Gladys Fell (step-daughter) born 17 Feb 1906
24 Dec 1908 at Southam George Richard Frederick Morgan born 7 Jan 1910
  Arthur Ernest Morgan born 25 Aug 1914
Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History                       
1885 - Bishops Itchington 1901 - Labourer at Lime Works
1891 - High Street, Bishops Itchington 1911 - Labourer - Quarryman
1901 - Abbey Row, Southam  
1911 - 3 Abbey Row, Southam  
1917 - 2 Abbey Row, Southam