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Son of Mr. J. and Mrs. E. Morrell, of Windsor, Ontario.
Digital gallery of Captain Harold Frank Morrell
Digital gallery of
Captain Harold Frank Morrell
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Digital gallery of
Captain Harold Frank Morrell
He enlisted with No. 3 Stationary Hospital, and was made as Staff Sergeant. He was made as a Lieutenant of the 3rd British West Indian Regiment in Egypt. He was wounded at Gaza Hill while leading a company of the 5th Welsh Foot Regiment. He was promoted to Captain and was transferred to the 53rd Division General Staff. A year latter, he volunteered with the Royal Flying Corps, and was later sent to Salonica, where he was killed on March 19th, 1918, while escorting a bombing mission.
Digital gallery of
Captain Harold Frank Morrell
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Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
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He enlisted with No. 3 Stationary Hospital, and was made as Staff Sergeant. He was made as a Lieutenant of the 3rd British West Indian Regiment in Egypt. He was wounded at Gaza Hill while leading a company of the 5th Welsh Foot Regiment. He was promoted to Captain and was transferred to the 53rd Division General Staff. A year latter, he volunteered with the Royal Flying Corps, and was later sent to Salonica, where he was killed on March 19th, 1918, while escorting a bombing mission.
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Commemorated on:
Page 591 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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STRUMA MILITARY CEMETERY Greece
Struma Military Cemetery is 65 kilometres north-east of Thessaloniki, in the village of Kalokastron. Access is by a sign-posted track on the north side of the village.
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