MORGAN Ernest Wilfred

  • First Name(s):
    Ernest 
    Wilfred 
  • Surname:
    MORGAN
  • Service Number:
    15555
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Royal Fusiliers
  • Battalion:
    8th Battalion
  • Former Units:
    Formerly 86579, Royal Field Artillery.
  • Date of Death:
    7th July 1916
  • Age At Death:
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, France, Pier and Face 8C 9A and 16A.
  • Place of Birth:
    Kempsey, Worcestershire, enlisted and resident Worcester
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:
    Unknown
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MORGAN Ernest Wilfred Is Named On These Memorials

Worcester Baptist Church Sansome Walk WW1 Memorial
Worcester Guildhall
Worcester St Mark’s Church
Worcester St Peter’s in St Martin’s Church
Worcester St Stephen’s Church

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Worcester St Stephen’s Church as Ernest Morgan
Worcester St Mark’s Church as E. Morgan with the information: R.I.P.
Worcester St Peter’s in St Martin’s Church as E.W. Morgan.
Worcester Baptist Church Sansome Walk WW1 Memorial as Ernest Morgan.

Further Information About MORGAN Ernest Wilfred

A photograph of Private E. Morgan, Royal Fusiliers, can be found in Berrow’s Worcester Journal Supplement, Saturday 19th August 1916, available at Worcestershire Archives.

The following information has been researched by Geoff Hill:
1911 Census
79 Cavendish Street, Cherry Orchard
Ernest Wilfred Morgan, aged 14, pottery worker
At the same address: John Thomas (father), general labourer, mother and 2 sisters.

The Battle of the Somme commenced on the 1st July 1916. The Battle of Albert (1st – 13th July), comprised the first two weeks of Anglo-French offensive operations. On the 7th July, 36th Infantry Brigade (part of 12 Division), together with the 74th Infantry Brigade of the 25th Division, attacked and captured part of the Leipzig Salient, west of Ovilliers. For the 36th Infantry Brigade, which included the 8th Royal Fusiliers, the attack was on a three battalion front with the 9th Royal Fusiliers on the left, the 7th Royal Sussex in the centre and the 8th Royal Fusiliers on the right, The 11th Middlesex Regiment were in support. The attack began at 08.30am with the 8th Royal Fusiliers coming under heavy machine-gun fire from their flank. By the time the 12th Division was relieved on the 9th July they had suffered 4766 casualties.

Ernest Morgan has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Thiepval Memorial.

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Credits: Casualty identified and researched by Andy Frisby.