25th County of London Cyclist Battalion
The London Regiment


 William David MORGAN


William David Morgan, 
Able Seaman, R/2410, Royal Naval Division. 
William was born on the 8th October 1896, and had been adopted by his Aunt, Mrs. Jenkins, of Brynderi Cilgerran. 
He enlisted into the Territorial Force on 1 March 1916, joining the 2/25th London Cyclist Battalion, then transferred to the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, and was posted to the Drake Battalion, 63rd (Royal Naval) Division, joining them in France on 2 September 1917. The division was at Ypres, where they were to take part in the assault on Passchendaele Village , and on 30 October the Drake Battalion supplied a party of 6 officers & 250 other Ranks as Stretcher Bearers on account of 190th Brigade Operations at Passchendaele. The War Diary for the day states that Casualties that day amounted to 3 Other Ranks killed, 8 Other Ranks wounded & 1 Other Rank missing. One of the wounded was William, who had received multiple wounds to his legs, with one leg being fractured. He was admitted that same day to 47th Casualty Clearing Station near Poperinghe, where he sadly died of his wounds on the following day. William was just 21 years old, and is buried at Dozinghem Military Cemetery , Belgium .

[Acknowledgements & thanks to the Pembrokeshire War Memorial


In Memory of

Able Seaman WILLIAM DAVID MORGAN

R/2410, Drake Bn. R.N. Div., Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

who died age 21 on 31 October 1917

Adopted son of M. Jenkins, of Brynderi Kilgerran, Pembrokeshire.

Remembered with honour Dozinghem Military Cemetery


  
[Courtesy of Commonwealth War Graves Commission]


  

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