2nd Lieut. Charles Edward Collins Morgan

Charles Edward Collins Morgan was the son of the Charles Edward and Ada Rose Harrison Morgan, of Napier, New Zealand; husband of Lilian Emily Holden Campbell Morgan (nee Smeeton), of 70, Sheen Park, Richmond, Surrey, England. World War I: Wounded in action (gunshot wound, right thigh with compound fracture of femur) on 5 October 1917. Died of wounds on the same day at No. 3 Australian Casualty Clearing Station after being transferred from No. 3 New Zealand Field Ambulance.

Military Cross (MC): For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during a hostile raid on our trenches. In the face of the heaviest shelling he organised a party and led it up the trench, driving the enemy out of the position. Two days later he commanded a portion of our raiding party, and displayed splendid leadership and fearlessness in attempting to capture the enemy strongpost, which he could have done had there been sufficient time. He went forward repeatedly regardless of his own safety, doing everything that was possible for a man to do, and when operations were over he carried a wounded man back 500 yards under severe machine gun fire. Source: MC. London Gazette, 9 January 1918, p. 662.

Sources

1. Cenotaph: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...
2. New Zealand and World War One Roll of Honour: http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~sooty/genealogy/nzefrohMe.html / Ref 12.4.2021

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NZ BDM Birth, #2139,1884. Late Reg. Eldest child to Charles & Ada Rose MORGAN, nee COLLINS.

FreeBDM Married, Sept. qtr. 1917. Vol. 2 a Page 1147. Richmond, Surrey. to Lilian E. H. SMEETON.

archway. WW 1 Army Records.

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