James Matthew MORGAN

Regimental number60966
OccupationFarm hand
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Morgan, Pains Town, Waimate
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 31st Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 97 Tahiti on 16 November 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 26 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records32
Place of burialBeaulencourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row H, Grave No 10), Ligny-Thilloy, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late Arthur D. and Mary Morgan, Waimate
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 75, p. 11