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These are the Commonwealth War
Graves Commission memorials to Lance Corporal Ernest Morgan

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Two photo's, one showing the Thiepval Memorial monument and the other showing the panel where Ernest Morgan's name is engraved on Pier and Face - 4a. This is in the SWB section, L.Cpls sub section and his name can be seen at the center, near top.
(photo's.... Stephen Morgan)
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This is a newspaper
report of the news of Ernest's death.
Corporal Ernest
Morgan,
Cwmbran
Mr and Mrs Penry Morgan,
4 Wooden House's, Upper Cwmbran, have received the sad news that their son,
Corporal Ernest Morgan, aged 23, was killed in action in France on October 21st.
Corporal Morgan's mother
and sister were paying a visit to Private Phillip Morgan, aged 27, his brother,
who was badly wounded on July 19th and who is now in Trent Bridge Military
Hospital, Nottingham.
Another brother, Private
Penry Morgan, died in the Hammersmith Hospital, London, on March 12th, 1915
after having his leg shattered in action and the funeral took place at
Llantarnam.
Mr and Mrs Morgan, for
whom much sympathy is felt, are the father and mother of a very large family.
Three sons and four sons-in-law have served with the Colours; one son-in-law
(Private Fred A Pearson) is still serving in France.
This is the Trent Bridge Military hospital at Christmas 1916. This is the hospital and time that Phillip, mentioned above was there
The hospital was in-fact the Pavilion of the cricket club in Nottingham.
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