Francis James Joseph MORGAN

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MORGAN, Francis James Joseph

Service Numbers:	SX24368, S8107
Enlisted:	10 July 1942, Gherang, VIC
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	Not yet discovered
Born:	Port Pirie, SA, 23 January 1918
Home Town:	Port Pirie, Port Pirie City and Dists, South Australia
Schooling:	St Mark's School Port Pirie, South Australia
Occupation:	Assistant to caretaker of Town Hall, Port Pirie
Died:	Accidental, Australia, 15 June 1943, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Taabinga Lawn Cemetery, Kingaroy, Qld Taabinga Cemetery, Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia
Memorials:	Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 2 Service

10 Jul 1942:	Involvement Trooper, SX24368
10 Jul 1942:	Involvement Trooper, S8107
10 Jul 1942:	Enlisted Gherang, VIC
10 Jul 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, SX24368
Date unknown:	Involvement

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Biography

Tpr. Francis James Morgan 13th Aust. Armoured Regiment, H Sqaudron AIF of Port Pirie. Aged 24. Son of Mrs Lena Margaret and the late William Stephen Morgan of 131 Little Gertrude Street Port Pirie. Educated at St Mark's School and was interested in all sports. In civil life he assisted his late father who was caretaker of the Town Hall, Port Pirie. Enlisted in 2nd AIF in August 1942 and after service in Australia was killed on the 15th June 1943 at Kingaroy Queensland. His brother, Clarence John also served in AIF.

Information supplied from The Personal Pictorial Honor Roll of South Australians who enlisted in the Second World War.

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