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Morpeth-W-K-Cpl-890

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Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

 

Commanding Officer's tent quarters of the 8th Brigade Infantry School AIF. Left to right: Lieutenant (Lt) W. K. Morpeth MC, 31st Battalion; Captain C. H. Read MC, 32nd Battalion; Lt H. T. Crain MC, 32nd Battalion; Lt M. D. Graham, 32nd Battalion.

 

Morpeth W K        Cpl    890    William Kent            29 Inf Bn    32    Labourer    Single    Pres       

Address:    Essendon, Buckley St, Marr Lodge   

Next of Kin:    Morpeth, D, father, “Marr Lodge”, Buckley St, Essendon   

Enlisted:    9 Jul 1915       

Embarked:     A11 Ascanius 10 Nov 1915   

Awards:  Military Cross and Bar

 

Relatives on Active Service:

Morpeth-D-M-Gunner-34131 brother

 

Group portrait of the Commanding Officer and Instructional Staff of the 8th Australian Infantry Brigade School. Note the revetment around the tent. Back row, left to right: Company Sergeant Major (CSM) Sykes, Army P & RT Staff; 526 Corporal (Cpl) A. E. Lowe; 1028 Cpl W. R. Norris, 30th Battalion; Sergeant (Sgt) R. A. Peachey, 29th Battalion; 1019 CSM A. T. Halse, 31st Battalion; 1328 Cpl W. Duncan, 30th Battalion. Lieutenant (Lt) H. T. Crain MC, 32nd Battalion; Lt Graham MD, 32nd Battalion; Captain C. H. Read MC, 29th Battalion; Lt W. Morpeth MC, 31st Battalion; CSM C. H. Fargie, 31st Battalion. Front row: 1051 Cpl Butcher, 31st Battalion; 4143 Cpl J. Walters, 31st Battalion.

 

A class in Map (Relief) Reading at the 8th Brigade Infantry School AIF.  Morpeth is identified in this photo, 20 Jul 1918. AWM E02832.

 

 

SERGEANT-MAJOR W. K. MORPETH

WINS COMMISSION.

A cable was received last week by Mr.

D. C. Morpeth from his son Sergeant

Major W. K. Morpeth, of the 29th Bat

talion, announcing that he had received

his commission, and was appointed to

the 31st Battalion, of Infantry.

 

Lieut. Morpeth enlisted in July, 1915,

and went into camp at Seymour. Short

ly afterwards he was selected for Col.

E. Tivey's Brigade, and was made a

corporal in the 29th Battalion, going

through the first school of musketry for

officers held at Port Melbourne.

The Battalion left for Egypt in No

vember, and arrived at Cairo in Decem

ber, in which month he was promoted

to sergeant and afterwards to Sergeant-

Major.

 

After six months' service in the

desert and guarding the Suez Canal, the

Battalion sailed for France in June,

1916, and has been actively engaged at

Bois Grenert, Formelles, Armentieres,

and the Somme. They have seen some

very stiff fighting, and Lieut. Morpeth

got through it all safely, and was com

mended as being a cool, keen fighter

and a brave soldier. In November he

received furlough for a fortnight, which

was spent in London.

 

Gunner Douglas M. Morpeth, his

younger brother, is now in the Field

Artillery Camp at Maribyrnong, where

he is going through the N.C.O. school.

SERGEANT-MAJOR W. K. MORPETH WINS COMMISSION. (1917, January 31). Stock and Land (Melbourne, Vic. : 1914 - 1918), p. 4. Retrieved December 28, 2020, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article154594300

 

MILITARY MEDAL WON

Mr D. C. Morpeth has received a cable

message that his son, Sapper Douglas M.

Morpeth, 3rd Section, 3rd Division Signallers,

has been awarded the Military Medal. His

brother, Lieutenant W. K. Morpeth, 21st

Battalion, was awarded the Military Cross in August.

 

MILITARY MEDAL WON (1918, December 2). The Herald

(Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), p. 8. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242670725

 

LIEUT. W. K. MORPETH, M.C.

Mr D C Morpeth (of Trenchard and

Co.), Melbourne, has received a cable

from France, announcing his son, Lieut.

W . K. Morpeth, of the 31st Battalion,

has been awarded the Military Cross.

Lieut. Morpeth left with the 8th Bri-

gade, and has seen over 3 years' active

service, two and a-half wars of which

in France.

Mr. Morpeth is well known in Vic

toria and New South Wales pastoral

circles, and everybody will be pleased

to hear of his son's success.

LIEUT. W. K. MORPETH, M.C. (1918, November 1). The Sydney Stock and Station Journal (NSW : 1896 - 1924), p. 16.  http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article124343137

 

Military Cross

 

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He advanced with the attacking troops, and sent back valuable information as to the progress of the attack. Though exposed to heavy shell and machine gun fire, he continued to work backwards and forwards with utter disregard of danger.'

Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61

Date: 23 May 1919

 

Bar to Military Cross

 

'From 29th September 1918 to 1st October 1918, in the Bellicourt sector, he displayed great courage and initiative. He moved forward with the advancing companies under heavy fire, and several times took command of men temporarily without leaders, and who were becoming disorganized. With the assistance of three others he cleared several dug-outs and four field guns. He did fine work.'

Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 10

Date: 29 January 1920

 

 

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