Fred Morgan

History while in the forces

16 Oct 1914: joined 7th Battalion Hussars Regiment
Jun 1915: transferred to Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
04 Oct 1915: left for France
18 Jul 1916: wounded on the Somme with an explosive bullet through the right knee, from which wound it was found necessary to amputate the leg above the joint
08 Feb 1917: in England - awaiting discharge
29 Jul 1918: discharged from army and joined staff at Newcastle Emlyn
Surname
Morgan
Forename
Fred
Service number
11241
Rating or rank
Private
Regiment or Other Unit
Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders
Branch
Llandyssul
Date of Birth
23 Jul 1894
Date of birth
1894
Date of Entering Bank's Service
16 Jan 1910
Date of Joining HM Forces
16 Oct 1914