| Regimental number | 25/446 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Eketahuna |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Occupation | Gardener |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23.3 |
| Height | 5' 9.25" |
| Weight | 154 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Richard George Morgan, Hastings |
| Previous military service | Served for 4 years in B Company, 9th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Trentham |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Final rank | Rifleman |
| Final unit | 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel 7), Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Richard George and Elizabeth Morgan, 803 Cook Street, Hastings, Napier. Native of Eketahuna, Wellington |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 15 February 1916; disembarked Suez, 13 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 7 April 1916. Admitted to No 7 General Hospital, St Omer, 28 June 1916 (measles); discharged, 5 July 1916; rejoined unit, in the field, 13 August 1916. Admitted to No 2 NZ Field Ambulance, 22 August 1916 (influenza); discharged to and rejoined unit, 24 August 1916.Wounded accidentally, 12 September 1916 (bomb wounds, multiple, incurred while salving bombs: 'entirely to blame for not taking greater care'); admitted to No 8 General Hospital, Rouen, 14 September 1916; transferred to England, 17 September 1916, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 19 September 1916; discharged To NZ Command Depot, Codford, 1 November 1916; marched into Sling Camp, 16 December 1916. Passed 1st Class Signal Test, 3 August 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 13 August 1917. Transferred to 1st Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, 28 August 1917, and posted to B Company. Transferred to 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, 2 September 1917, and posted to D Company. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. War service: 2 years 1 day (of which 250 days were abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 16 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21377306 |