His story
Frederick James Morgan was born at Brighton on 21 June 1890. He worked as a teamster and was married to Florence, whose address on his attestation was 135 Sackville Street, Toronto.
Morgan served with the 1st Canadian Veterinary Hospital. He died on 4 July 1917 and was buried at Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre. Contemporary Toronto newspaper reports describe his earlier employment with the T. Eaton Company and the financial hardship faced by his widow and their two children. Portraits and newspaper material are preserved in the Veterans Affairs Canada gallery.
Before the war
- Nationality
- Canadian service
- Date of birth
- 21 June 1890
- Place of birth
- Brighton, England
- Occupation
- Teamster
- Residence recorded
- 135 Sackville Street, Toronto (attestation); later newspaper address 168 Sackville Street
- Family
- Wife: Florence Morgan; two children reported in contemporary newspapers
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Private
- Service number
- 49143
- Corps or service
- Canadian Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- 1st Canadian Veterinary Hospital
- Enlistment or entry recorded
- Declaration/oath 20 April 1915; certification and later memorial information refer to May
- Earlier service
- No previous military service declared
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 4 July 1917
- Age
- 27
- Cemetery or memorial
- Ste Marie Cemetery, Le Havre
- Grave reference
- Div. 62. I. F. 1.
Where he worked
A recorded posting supplies context for his service. Exact duties and presence during a particular incident require their own evidence.
Connected men
- Walter Rupert SHAWAlso recorded with No. 1 Canadian Veterinary Hospital
- Niel Donald WILKINSONAlso recorded with No. 1 Canadian Veterinary Hospital
- Thomas Holt FOWLERAlso buried at Ste Marie Cemetery, Le Havre
- John Archibald NICHOLSONAlso buried at Ste Marie Cemetery, Le Havre
Sources and further reading
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Frederick James Morgan”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/frederick_james_morgan/.
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