BORN HULL 1894. SON OF WILLIAM GEORGE MORLEY (1870-1943) & LOUISA HANCOCK (1871-1955), OF 114 SOUTH STREET, NEW WHITTINGTON, DERBYSHIRE (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). SON OF A BRUSH & PAN MAKER. HE HAD THREE BROTHERS AND FOUR SISTERS.
HE WENT TO CHESTERFIELD TO WORK AT THE COAL MINE SURFACE. HE LIVED AT 72 & 114 SOUTH STREET, NEW WHITTINGTON, DERBYSHIRE.
HE ENLISTED AT CHESTERFIELD, ON 11/12/1915. DESCRIBED AS 5 FOOT, 8.5 INCHES TALL, 38 INCH CHEST, 147 LBS WEIGHT AND ROMAN CATHOLIC. POSTED TO FRANCE ON 13/03/1917. SERVED WITH THE 10TH SHERWOOD FORESTERS. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 12/08/1918, AGED 24.
BURIED AT FOUQUIERES CHURCHYARD EXTENSION, PAS DE CALAIS, FRANCE.
| Name | William Percy Morley |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, Yorkshire, 1894 |
| Residence | New Whittington, Derbyshire |
| Death Date | 12 Aug 1918 |
| Death Place | Fouquieres Churchyard Extension, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Chesterfield, Derbyshire |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Notts and Derby (Sherwood Foresters) Regiment |
| Battalion | 10th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 203642 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
First name:
WILLIAM PERCY
Military Number:
203642
Rank:
Private
Date Died
12/08/1918
Place died:
Fouquieres Churchyard Extension, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
24
DERBY, DERBYSHIRE, EAST MIDLANDS, UK
