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MORGAN, Vernon Barrett
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 870 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 February 1915, Keswick, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Unley, South Australia, 8 March 1890 |
| Home Town: | Unley, Unley, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Unley Public School |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 4 August 1916, aged 26 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sunken Road Cemetery, Contalmaison Sunken Road Cemetery, Contalmaison, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goodwood St George Anglican Church Memorial Tower, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley St. Augustine's Church Roll of Honour, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 870, 27th Infantry Battalion, Keswick, South Australia | |
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| 31 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 870, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 870, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Adelaide | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 870, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE V. MORGAN.
Mrs William Morgan, of Wagin, Western Australia, has been notified that her youngest son, Vernon, was killed in action in France on August 4. His father, the late Mr. W. Morgan, was for upwards of 30 years a member of the commercial staff of 'The Advertiser'." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 23 Sep 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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