Morgan, Alfred Joseph (Alexander): Service no. 775350

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Family Search: When Private Alfred Joseph Morgan was born on 26 February 1893, in Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Charles Benjamin Morgan, was 43 and his mother, Mary Ann Burtt, was 40. He married Mary Cecilia Burke on 14 July 1920, in Archbald, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He immigrated to St. John, New Brunswick, Canada in 1910 and lived in Toronto, Ontario, Canada for about 5 years. He registered for military service in 1915. In 1915, at the age of 22, his occupation is listed as machinist in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He died on 26 August 1946, in Lackawanna, Erie, New York, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Holy Cross Cemetery, Lackawanna, Erie, New York, United States.

Alfred J Morgan -1944 Writing to his son Harold in the war

Summary of Service[i] for Private Alfred Joseph (Alexander) Morgan, reg. no. 775350

Date	Event	Remarks
26 February 1893	Born[ii]	Born at Cradleigh (?), Staffordshire, England to Charles Benjamin Morgan and Marry Ann (Burtt) Morgan.
10 April 1910	Immigrates to Canada	Enters at St. John, New Brunswick.
7 December 1915	Enlists	Enlists with 126^th Overseas Battalion at Toronto, Ontario. He is a single machinist standing 5.5 feet tall. With fair hair, blue eyes, and dark brown hair he identified as being a member of the Church of England. He lives at 91 Greenlawn Avenue, Toronto, Ontario.
13 February 1916	Appointed Lance-Corporal
3 June 1916	Forfeits 1-Day’s Pay	Absent Without Leave one day.
1 July 1916	Reverts to Private	Reverts to private at own request.
31 July 1916	Particulars of Family of an Officer or Man Enlisted in CEF Form	Request that all communication regarding is status be sent to a Miss Willa Atkinson, 590 College Street, Toronto, Ontario.
1 August 1916	Form of Will	Leaves his entire Estate to Miss Willa Atkinson, 590 College Street, Toronto, Ontario.
1 August 1916	Assigns Pay	Assigns $20.00 per month to Miss Willa Atkinson, 590 College Street, Toronto, Ontario.
14 August 1916	Embarks for England	Embarks with his battalion at Halifax, Nova Scotia.
24 August 1916	Arrives Liverpool	Miss Willa Atkinson, 590 College Street, Toronto, Ontario.
15 October 1916	Transferred	Transferred to 116^th Overseas Battalion at Bramshott Camp.
24 November 1916	Transferred	Transferred for “overseas” service with the 18^th Battalion.
29 November 1916	Arrives CBD	Arrives Canadian Base Depot, Le Harve, France.
3 December	Arrives 18^th Battalion	Arrives “in the field” with the 18^th Battalion. The Battalion in in the “Calonne” sector after just experiencing the hell of the Somme. It was in Brigade Support, away from the front lines.
3 February 1917	Sick	Transferred to No. 5 Canadian Field Ambulance with PUO (pyrexia of unknown origin).
9 February 1917	Discharged	Discharged from No. 5 CFA back to Battalion.
19 April 1917	Sick	Admitted No. 6 CFA for scabies.
21 April 1917	Discharged
12 December 1917	Leave	Granted 14-day’s leave to England
4 January 1918	Proceeds to England	Proceeds to England as batman to Major J.A. McIntosh who is taking a Senior Officer’s Course at Aldershot.
5 January 1918	Taken on Strength	TOS with Western Ontario Regimental Depot, Bramshott.
31 March 1918	Ceases to Be Attached and Posted	Ceased to be attached to Senior Officer’s Course. Posted to 18^th Battalion.
3 April 1918	Returned to 18^th Battalion	Returns to Battalion.
17 May 1918	Attached to CCS	Attached to the Canadian Corps School
23 August 1918	Returns 18^th Battalion	Rejoins 18^th Battalion “in the field”
24 October 1918	Despatched	Despatched to England after being accepted on probation for training with the Royal Air Force as a Cadet. Posted to Western Ontario Regimental Depot, Witley.
26 October 1918	TOS RAF	TOS with Canadian Contingent Cadet District (?) Depot, RAF, London, England.
14 November 1918	SOS	SOS on posting to 4^th Reserve Battalion, Witley Camp.
19 December 1918	Dental Exam on Preparation for Return to Canada	Kinmel Park Camp. Fillings in 1, 15. Crown on 28.
11 January 1919	TOS	TOS with No. 2 (Military) District, Toronto, Ontario.
4 February 1919	Medical Exam on Discharge
8 February 1919	Discharged	Discharged same.
Est. 1919	Resident At	23 Talbot Avenue, Toronto, Ontario.
14 July 1921	Marries	Marries Mary Cecilia Burke at St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Archibald, Pennsylvania.
After 1921	Emigrated to Unites States	Takes up residence in Lackawanna, New York.

26 August 1946	Dies	Dies a Lackawanna, New York and is buried at Holy Cross Cemetery.

[i] The Summary of Service for this soldier is meant as just that, a summary of his service. It is not intended to be an exhaustive biographical relation of his life or his war service. In addition, some errors and omissions may occur. This is a best efforts by a the author who has no professional training in the interpretation of these records. Some information may be deliberately suppressed by the author out of sensitivity to the soldier. Readers are encouraged to reference the actual service records available at the Library and Archives Canada in PDF format if they wish to learn more about this soldier. Such additional information (i.e. hyperlinks etc.) are for informational purpose only and no claim to verification or accuracy is made by the author of this summary.

[ii] Note that the date of birth may be inaccurate. A percentage of soldiers lied about their age for a variety of reasons, mostly often as they were under or over age.

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