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Darvel World War One Roll of Honour
William Morton
Private · 2nd Battalion Seaforth Highlanders
28th Apr 18961st Jul 1916
01
The record
One name.
What survives.
- Born
- 28th Apr 1896
- Place of birth
- Darvel
- Died
- 1st Jul 1916
- Age
- 20 years old
- Cause of death
- Killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme
- Burial place
- Sucerbie Military Cemetery
- Inscription
- “gone from earth yet still to live a nobler life above”
02
Home and family
The Darvel
connection.
- Address
- 6 Kirkland Road, Darvel
- Father
- Robert
- Mother
- Agnes (née Nairn)
About this record
Research kept public.
This profile is based on research by the late Les Pittams and the records previously published by Discover Darvel. Empty fields have been omitted; uncertain information remains identified as such.
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