Name
John William Moore Morgan (DSO)
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
31/03/1917
47
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Lieutenant Colonel
Army Service Corps
Asst. Director of Supply (Boulogne)
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Mentioned in Despatches, Distinguished Service Order
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
BOULOGNE EASTERN CEMETERY
VII. A. 13.
France
UK & Other Memorials
Haileybury College Cloister Wall Memorial, Hertford Heath
Pre War
Born on 25 May 1870 in Armagh, N. Ireland son of the Rev. Canon William Moore James Morgan LL.D. (Headmaster of the Royal School, Armagh 1869-1891) and Wilhelmina Frances (Hartford) Morgan. Educated at Haileybury College 1884-85 and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He obtained a commission in Royal Irish Fusiliers in May 1891 and transferred in 1894 to the Army Service Corps as Lieutenant, was promoted to Captain in Jun 1899 and served in South Africa. He was promoted to Major in Mar 1906.
Wartime Service
Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in Oct 1914 and was assistant Director of Supply in Boulogne. Accidentally killed on active service by a shunting train in Boulogne. Awarded DSO posthumously.
Acknowledgments
Malcolm Lennox, Karen Smith - Acting Director of External Relations www.haileybury.com/honour
