Source: Post by family member.
Family Search: Private John Charles Morgan was born on 29 November 1887, in Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. He had at least 4 daughters with Blanche Winifred Teresa Wellstead. He lived in Windsor, Sandwich, Essex, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1914. In 1931, at the age of 44, his occupation is listed as packer in Windsor, Sandwich, Essex, Ontario, Canada. He died on 2 December 1962, in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 75, and was buried in Victoria Memorial Gardens, Oldcastle, Essex, Ontario, Canada.
Bio by Canadian Expeditionary Force Research Group, the Great War, 1914 – 1919.
Private Charles John Morgan, reg. no. 53594.
This man enlisted with the 18th Battalion at Chatham, Ontario on 24 October 1914.
At the time of attestation he was a farmer following the Presbyterian faith living in the Chatham area (probably Blenheim), Ontario.
He arrived in England on 29 April 1915 aboard the SS Grampian and began the next stage of his training at West Sandling Camp along with the rest of the 2nd Canadian Contingent (Division).
The 2nd Contingent, along with the 18th Battalion, embarked for Belgium on 15 September 1915 and arrived for service in the front line 23 September 1915 to begin their tour of service which ended in March 1919.
On 4 November 1915 he was “Awarded 5 days F.P. [Field Punishment] No. 2, for ‘Absent off Ration fatigue,'”
He participated in the Battle of Flers-Courcelette that started 15 September 1916 at the Somme wand was wounded in the right shoulder and face being transferred to No. 3 Stationarly Hospital on 16 September 1915. He was sent to England for treatment aboard the H.S. Mabero.
He was treated in England and available for duty and was transferred from the Western Ontario Regimental Depot at Shorncliffe to the Canadian Railway Troops at Bramshott effective 12 May 1917 and was then transferred to the 10th Canadian Railway Troops overseas effective 8 February 1918.
He was granted 14 days leave on 28 July 1818 and returned from leave on 11 August 1918.
On 3 December 1918 he was transferred to England and posted to the Canadian Railway Troops Depot in preparation for his return to Canada.
He arrived in Halifax aboard the HMT Belgic on 2 March 1919 and travelled to London, Ontario where he was demobilized on 24 March 1919.
History of the 18th Battalion CEF, "The Fighting Eighteenth" 