Stephen MORGAN

Regimental number25/446
Date of birth3 May 1892
Place of birthEketahuna
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationGardener
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.3
Height5' 9.25"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, Richard George Morgan, Hastings
Previous military serviceServed for 4 years in B Company, 9th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date12 October 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne 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
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 16
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21377306