Coming Soon.
MORLEY, Charles Reginald
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 129 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 September 1914, Lismore |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Mackay, Queensland, Australia, 25 December 1894 |
| Home Town: | Tweed Heads, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Maitland Boys' High School, Maitland, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Palestine, 8 November 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: |
Beersheba War Cemetery Q. 71. |
| Memorials: | Maitland High School Roll of Honour, Murwillumbah War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 129, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Lismore | |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 20 Dec 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 5th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Embarked 129, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney | |
| 21 Dec 1914: | Involvement 129, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 5th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 15 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 129, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 9 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 129, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HT Nestor, Suez for invaliding to Australia due to illness - arriving Brisbane 17 March 1916. | |
| 3 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 129, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT A49 Seang Choon, Brisbane for Egypt. | |
| 20 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Staff Sergeant Major, 5th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 30 Jul 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 5th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 8 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations, GSW neck | |
| 8 Nov 1917: | Involvement Lieutenant, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-11-08 |
Personal Stories
Help us honour Charles Reginald Morley's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my story
Showing 3 of 3 images.
Click images to start slideshow.
Click images to start slideshow.