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William Morgan
No / Rank: 26089 Private
Regiment: South Wales Borderers
Battalion: 1st Battalion (A Company)
Born: Lower Machen, Mon
Enlisted: Newport
Residence:
Date Died: 21.12.1916
How Died: Killed in Action
Theatre of War: France and Flanders
Brigade: 3rd Division: 1st (Regular Army)
Died on Thursday 21st December 1916 Aged 35. Son of David and Anne Morgan, of Pinrhiwgwial Cottages, Lower Machen.
In December 1916 the 1st Battalion of the South Wales Borderers were serving in the Somme area. By the December 18th they were near Mametz Wood and preparing to move off. The Battalion diary records that at 1.30 P.M. they marched to front line positions, relieving the 1st Battalion the Gloucester Regiment.
Front Line
Very hard frost owing to which movement was easier..............heavy shelling by the enemy throughout the day in retaliation for our bombardment of the MAZE . Turk Dump was shelled. Here we lost several casualties while water was being drawn.
On the day when Private William Morgan and three others were Killed in Action the battalion diary records; Fairly quiet day, nothing to report.
Private Morgan is buried at A.I.F. cemetery, Flers, Somme, France.