William George Morgan
Memorial: Oldbury-on-Severn - St. Arilda’s Church
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Medals: 1939–45 Star, War Medal 1939–1945
Rank and number: Private - 5192397
Parents: Sarah Elizabeth and William Albert Morgan
Home address: 42 Featherbed Lane Oldbury on Severn
Pre-war occupation: Gloucestershire County Council Highways Labourer
Date of birth: 28/07/1910
Date of death: 05/05/1941
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried St Arilda's Churchyard Oldbury on Severn
Age: 30
Further information:
William was the son of a farm labourer and had an older sister Lena Mary. In 1939 he was living with 2 younger brothers one who was also a council worker the other a tile maker.
William’s battalion served in Northern Ireland but saw no action. However, the Luftwaffe undertook a series of 4 bombing raids on Belfast due to its importance to ship building. The city was poorly defended and unprepared as it was assumed that its distance was out of range of the German planes. As a result, casualties were extremely high. On the night of the 4th May the bombing was focussed particularly on the twin islands harbour area where William was killed.
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://www.bbc.com/timelines/zqrrtyc