John
Pridy
"Jack"
Morgan
Born in Millom, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of William George Morgan
and Jane (Johnson) Morgan
Brother of
Mary Jane (Morgan) Pixton, Margaret Annie (Morgan) Birkett, James Jackson Morgan, William George Morgan, Edith Ellen Morgan, Alice Mary (Morgan) Stevenson and Elizabeth Johnson (Morgan) Chappell
Husband of
Fanny (Boase) Morgan
— married
1910 in Millom, Cumberland, England
Descendants 
Father of
Jack Morgan and Ronald Morgan
Died
at age 56
in 2 Steel Green, Haverigg, Millom, Cumberland, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 15 Feb 2016
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Biography
Known as "JacK" Killed by enemy action (bomb) WWII
John was born in 1884. John Morgan ... He passed away in 1941. John was mentioned on a memorial in MILLOM, RURAL DISTRICT, Cumberland, Civilian War Dead with a death date of 2 January 1941.[1]
Worked in mines from age 14
Played rugby league for Millom and a star in winning County Championship team 1912.
Lost part of his hand during the Battle of The Somme, France 1916 - WW1. Military Service - 12 Platoon, B Company, 1/4 Battalion the Royal Lancaster Regiment. 154 Infantry Brigade, 57 Highland Division. Rank - Lance Corporal.
Senior Air Raid warden during war years WW2 (1939 - 2 Jan 1941).
Killed by enemy action when bombs were dropped on the mining cottages of Steel Green, Haverig, Millom at 5 am on 2 January 1941. He was asleep in bed with his wife Fanny when roof and ceiling blown in by direct bomb hit. He died when a brick hit him in the throat. (5 in the street killed). Jack (his son) on home leave from RAF was thrown through the bedroom window onto green. Ron (his other son) was buried under bed and dug out. John's wife (Fanny) was buried and carried out on a stretcher from 3 Steel Green. Hodbarrow. (Plaque to Jack erected on Millom cenotaph).
Sources
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Memorial:
"Commonwealth War Graves Commission"
Millom, Rural District, Cumberland, Civilian War Dead
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Record (accessed 20 October 2023)
Memorial page for John Pridy Morgan. Rank: Civilian; Died: 2 January 1941; Age: 56.
Regiment & Unit/Ship: Civilian War Dead (United Kingdom); Additional Info: Senior Air Raid Warden; of 3 Steel Green. Husband of Fanny Morgan. Died at 3 Steel Green.
- Shami Szymala
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Barrow Evening Mail 2 Jun 1941 Service Record >Barrow Evening Mail 2 Jun 1941
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