Canadian Virtual War Memorial
John Rea Morgan
In memory of:
Corporal John Rea Morgan
March 7, 1916
Military Service
457306
26
Army
Canadian Infantry, Canadian Expeditionary Force
60th Bn.
Additional Information
November 20, 1889
Son of Thomas and Catherine Morgan, of Wavertree, Liverpool, England.
Commemorated on Page 138 of the First World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.
Burial Information
BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION
Nord, France
II. C. 239.
Bailleul is a large town in France, near the Belgian border, 14.5 kilometres south-west of Ieper and on the main road from St. Omer to Lille. The Communal Cemetery is on the eastern outskirts of the town. From the Grand Place, take the Ieper road and 400 metres along this road is a sign indicating the direction of the cemetery. Turn down the right into a small road and follow for approximately 400 metres. The cemetery is on the right and the BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION is at the bottom end.
Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Digital Collection
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Details
Circumstances of Death – Corporal John Rea Morgan Canadian Infantry, CEF, 60th Bn dies fr gun shot wounds Mar 7 1916 http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/mass-digitized-archives/circumstances-death-registers/Pages/item.aspx?PageID=66819 -
Details
Newspaper clipping – From the Montreal Star 1916. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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