MORGAN, Reginald Roy
| Service Number: | 3165 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Burrowa, New South Wales, Australia, 22 August 1892 |
| Home Town: | Boorowa, Boorowa, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Boorowa Public School |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 5 May 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
Grevillers British Cemetery Plot 111, Row B, Grave No. 15 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Boorowa War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3165, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 8 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3165, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3165, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Warilda, Sydney | |
| 5 May 1917: | Involvement Lieutenant, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-05-05 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
REGINALD ROY MORGAN, son of Mr. Benjamin and Mrs. Sarah Ann Morgan, was born at Burrowa, New South Wales, on 22nd August, 1892, and educated at the Burrowa Public School. He entered the service of the Bank at Burrowa on 10 th December, 1909, being transferred to Ganmain on 14th March, 1911, and promoted to ledger-keeper in July; to Junee in August, 1912; to Dunedoo, as assistant, in February, 1913; and to Dubbo, as ledger-keeper, in February, 1914.
Reginald Roy Morgan enlisted as a member of the A.I.F. in July, 1915, subsequently embarking for active service. In France, in January, 1917, he was promoted, in the field, to the rank of second-lieutenant, and in the following March to first lieutenant. On the morning of 4th May, 1917, as his platoon was on its way to the firing line at Bullecourt, a shell burst in their midst, killing five men and wounding Reginald Morgan in the leg and head. He was taken to the dressing station at once and attended to, but he died from the effect of his wounds early on 5th May and was buried in the military cemetery at Grevillers.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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