Memorial Details
What type of memorial is it?
How would you describe the memorial and its ornamentation?
TWO LIGHT STAINED GLASS WINDOW DECORATED AS BELOW, WITH TWO DEDICATORY PLAQUES MOUNTED ONTO A STONE BACKBOARD FIXED BELOW IT. LIGHTS DEPICT ST GEORGE AND ST OSWALD
Location
Has this memorial been lost?
No
Location
Location
Is this the memorial's current location?
Yes
Building Name
Holy Cross Church
Street
Gorlegg
Town
Sampford Arundel
District
County
Country
Postcode
TA21 9QT
OS map ref
ST 10755 18896
Other Details
Memorial located to the right of the south door below a window
If the memorial is located in a site of worship, please list the religious denominations

Morgan Brothers Memorial Location

Commemoration
What words are inscribed on the memorial?
left-hand plaque, top: TO THE GLORY OF GOD

left-hand plaque: IN LOVING MEMORY OF FREDERICK/ HAROLD LEWIS MORGAN CAPTAIN/ AND ADJUTANT 17TH BRIGADE/ RFA KILLED IN ACTION ON THE/ GALLIPOLI PENINSULA BEFORE/ ACHI BABA ON 2ND MAY 1915/ AGED 27 YEARS

right-hand plaque: WALTER BASSET MORGAN/ 2ND LIEUT SOUTH LANCASHIRE/ REGT 6TH BATT KILLED IN/ ACTION ON THE GALLIPOLI/ PENINSULA UNDER CHUNUK/ BAIR ON 10TH AUGUST 1915/ AGED 22 YEARS

left-hand plaque, base: ELDEST AND YOUNGEST SONS OF CAPTAIN L H G MORGAN/ WEST SOMERSET YEOMANRY GRANDSONS OF THE LATE/ REVEREND LEWIS MORGAN OF WOOLCOMBE IN THIS PARISH/ DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI/ THIS WINDOW WAS ERECTED BY THE THREE SISTERS AND/ ONLY SURVIVING BROTHER OF THE ABOVE OFFICERS MAR 1916

right-hand plaque: TO THE GREATER GLORY OF GOD/ IN LOVING MEMORY OF LEWIS MORGAN, FLIGHT/ LIEUTENANT ROYAL NAVY KILLED WHILE FLYING ON DUTY/ AT CHINGFORD ESSEX ON 4TH MAY 1917 AGED 24/ YEARS, ONLY SURVIVING BROTHER OF FREDERICK AND WALTER MORGAN TO WHOM THIS WINDOW WAS ERECTED/. DULCE ET DECORUM EST PRO PATRIA MORI/ LAID TO REST ON EAST END OF THIS CHURCHYARD

(there may be some minor anomalies in the above wording)

War
How many names are listed in total?
3
Which war or group does the memorial commemorate?
Is the total an exact count?
Yes
Of the names listed, how many served and returned?
0
Of the names listed, how many died?
3
What information is listed for those commemorated?
rank, date died, regiment, place of death, forenames, surname, place of burial, manner of death, age at death, relationships
Condition
Is the writing on the memorial difficult to read?
No
Which organisation is the custodian of the memorial?
Church authorities / Parochial Church Council (PCC)
Components
Component Details
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What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
Component Details
Which memorial component are you recording?
What condition is this component in?
What materials has this component been constructed from?
Listing Information
Does it have listed status?
No
History
Sponsorship
Was the memorial sponsored by any organisations or individuals?
private
Scholarship
Is there a trust or scholarship associated with it?
No
References
References
https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/229119/
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/601109/frederick-harold-lewis-morgan/
https://www.everyoneremembered.org/profiles/soldier/601109/
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/688900/walter-bassett-morgan/
https://www.everyoneremembered.org/profiles/soldier/688900/
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/394527/lewis-morgan/