MORGANS, David John
| Service Number: | 6282 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Hirmann, Wales, March 1891 |
| Home Town: | Thirroul, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Bulli, New South Wales, Australia, 7 December 1976, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Wollongong City Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, New, South Wales PLOT: Indiv Rose 4M |
| Memorials: | Thirroul War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6282, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 6282, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 6282, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 12 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 6282, 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery, 2nd MD |
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From Source: Illawarra Remembers 1914-1918
Cpl David John Morgans (Service No 6282) was born in Glamorganshire, Wales. He moved to Australia and lived on Main Rd, Bulli with his wife, Edith Emma Morgans.
David enlisted in April 1916 at the age of 25 years and 1 month; he was a miner prior to the war. Records show he enlisted in Kiama.
He embarked from Sydney on 9 September 1916 on HMAT Euripides, A14. He was a private in the 13th infantry Battalion, 19-23 Reinforcements (August-November 1916). He was appointed Lance Corporal on 1 January, 1918.
While on service, David received a cablegram in February 1917 regarding the birth of his daughter.
David disembarked on 12 June, 1919 returning to Australia. On his return, he was issued with the British War and Victory medals.
David’s family have kept and preserved photos, letters and postcards which he sent from the front. As well as his diary from the front which is still intact in its original leather case.
Records of David John Morgans not only remain with the National Archives and Australian War Memorial but also with the ‘Bulli Black Diamond Heritage Museum’ and the ‘Illawarra Historical Society.’
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