condensed discuss document expanded export feedback print share remove reset document_white enquire_white export_white report_white

Cenotaph record

William John Morgan

-
Lay a poppy
Grave of William John MORGAN Waikaraka Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand Photographed 6 October 2013

Grave of William John MORGAN

All rights reserved.

Identity

About

Contribute ›
  • Title
  • Forenames
    William John AWMM
  • Surname
    Morgan AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

Contribute ›
  • Birth
    16 August 1874 Military Personnel File Auckland City, Auckland Military Personnel File
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

Contribute ›

Military decorations

Contribute ›
  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

Contribute ›
  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

Contribute ›
  • Embarkation details

Prisoner of war

Contribute ›
  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

Contribute ›
  • Medical notes

Last known rank

Contribute ›

Biographical information

Biographical information

Contribute ›
    • He was working as the Caretaker of the Penrose Rifle Range in 1904 and was permanently appointed to the role of Range Warden of the Penrose Rifle Range in 1915 until 1930 (Source: Military Personnel File)

      He served in the NZ Garisson Artillery for 21 years (Source: Military Personnel File)

      Father of four children Elizabeth Mabel, Lilian May and two sons- James Crighton Morgan (13/3052) and John William Morgan(13/96) saw active service in WW1 (Source: Military Personnel File) AWMM
    • For more information see https://flic.kr/p/x5g7w5 Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 2 September 2015 - My own research
Read more

Death

About death

Contribute ›
  • Death
    6 December 1932 Military Personnel File
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
    58 Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 2 September 2015 - Headstone
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Waikaraka Cemetery, Auckland, New Zealand Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 2 September 2015 - Personal visit
  • Grave reference
    Area 1 Block A Lot No 90B Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 2 September 2015 - Auckland City Council Libraries online cemetery database; http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/cemeteries/cemetery.html
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

Contribute ›
  • Memorial name

Roll of Honour

Remember William John Morgan by laying a poppy.

Leave a note

Leave a tribute or memory of William John Morgan

Leave a note

Contribute ›

Sources

Sources

Contribute ›

Contributors

Command item
Command item
Add new record Refresh
DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
02 September 2015SarndraAuckland, New ZealandResearcher

The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided.

Creative Commons LicenseOnline Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.