Morford James TAPLEY

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Service Number:	1497
Enlisted:	4 October 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Railway Unit (AIF)
Born:	Tapley's Hill, South Australia, 13 August 1890
Home Town:	Unley, Unley, South Australia
Schooling:	Unknown
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Illness, Adelaide, South Australia, 9 August 1958, aged 67 years
Cemetery:	Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia Section Q, Drive D, Path X, Site 14BN
Memorials:	Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Balaklava Port Wakefield St Albans Church Roll of Honour, Port Wakefield Memorial Arch

4 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1497, Railway Unit (AIF)
11 May 1917:	Involvement Private, 1497, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
11 May 1917:	Embarked Private, 1497, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne

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Morford James TAPLEY was born in Tapleys Hill, South Australia on 13th August, 1890

His parents were Alfred Morford TAPLEY & Elizabeth Annie COX nee HUNDY

He married Ivy Irene Mildren YON in SA in 1927

Morford died on 9th August, 1958 and is buried in the Cheltenham Cemeter, SA