Individual Details
Morgan David PRICE
(Abt 1873 - 25 Sep 1915)
Events
| Birth | Abt 1873 | Llanddewi Brefi, Cardiganshire | |||
| Residence | 1881 | with his parents - Chapel Street, Llanddewi Brefi, Cardiganshire | |||
| Residence | 1891 | as a boarder and pupil (under Thomas Moses-Evans) - Ysgol y Coleg, Tanybryn, Lampeter | |||
| Residence | 1911 | East Gate Hotel, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire | |||
| Occupation | 1911 | business assistant - East Gate Hotel, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire | |||
| Marriage | 1913 | Pontypridd Registration District, Glamorganshire - Sarah Mary EVANS | |||
| Death | 25 Sep 1915 | the Battle of Loos, Loos near Lille, France | |||
| Residence (family) | 40, Elm Street, Ferndale, Glamorgan - Sarah Mary EVANS | ||||
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Families
| Spouse | Sarah Mary EVANS ( - ) |
| Father | Rees PRICE (1833 - 1905) |
| Mother | Elizabeth (1838 - 1897) |
| Sibling | James PRICE (1860 - 1923) |
| Sibling | Mary Jane PRICE (1862 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth "Lizzie" PRICE (1866 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Margaret Anne PRICE (1869 - 1949) |
| Sibling | Rees Thomas "Rees Tom" PRICE (1875 - 1902) |
| Sibling | Sarah Elinor "Sal" PRICE (1879 - 1947) |
Notes
Military
Morgan Price, Lance Corporal, 16349, Royal Welsh Fusiliers.He had worked at H.M. Royal Naval Dockyard, Pembroke before getting married, and lived with his wife Sarah Mary Price, at 40, Elm Street, Ferndale, Glamorgan. Morgan returned to Pembroke to enlist into the Army, and joined the 9th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, which formed part of 58 Brigade, 19th (Western) Division. The Division assembled around Bulford during September 1914. Divisional training was completed near Tidworth, from March 1915, and the Butterfly Division crossed to France between 11 and 21 July 1915, and moved to positions near Loos. The Division fought during the opening attack of the Battle of Loos, and it was during this initial attack on 25 September 1915 that Morgan was killed. He was 39 years old, and is commemorated on the Loos Memorial, France.