Edward Millar Morgan
Memorial: Thornbury & District Museum: 6th Maritime Regiment Memorial
Regiment: 6th Maritime Regiment
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Lance Bombardier
Parents: William James and Emma Johnstone Morgan
Marital status: Married
Home address: 1 Northesk Road, Montrose, Angus
Pre-war occupation: Linen Worker at Chapel Works, Montrose
Date of birth: 1911
Place of birth: Montrose, Scotland
Date of death: 19/07/1942
Buried/Commemorated at: Died at sea and commemorated on Chatham Naval Memorial and the Maritime Memorial Thornbury
Age: 31
Further information:
Edward was born and raised in Montrose Scotland. He had a sister and was one of two children. He worked for J&G Paton Ltd, a local company notorious for its long hours and poor pay. Edward was a well-known junior footballer and a member of the Angus social club. He married Isabella Fraser Cargill in 1939 and together they had a child. Edward was called up the year before his death.
On the day of his death, Edward was serving aboard the British Steam Merchant ‘Empire Hawksbill’, which was part of convoy OS-34, carrying a cargo of Government stores on route from Belfast to Cape Town. At 02.30 hours, 200 miles North of the Azores, the vessel was hit by 2 torpedoes from U-boat U-564. A second ship in the convoy, the Lavington Court, was also hit by another 2 torpedoes. All 37 crew members and 8 gunners including Edward, from Empire Hawksbill, lost their lives. There were no survivors.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/
https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/ship/1949.html