Corporal
Joseph Morton
Military Details
Service Number: 30810
Regiment & Unit / Ship
15th Coy Machine Gun Corps
Awards and Medals
Military Medal
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Rank at Enlistment
Pte
Battalion at Enlistment
15th Coy.
Service History
The military decoration was awarded to Joseph Morton for acts of gallantry and devotion to duty under fire or for individual or associated acts of bravery which were insufficient to merit the Distinguished Conduct Medal. Conferment of the medal was announced in the London Gazette and Joseph Morton earned the right to add the letters M.M. to his name.
Transfer Details
Regiment Transferred To
Seaforth Highlanders
Personal Details
Date of Birth
1894
Place of Birth
Parton, Whitehaven
Religion
C of E
Residence (Census)
7 The Crescent, Cleator Moor
Parents
James and Isabella Morton (nee Cowan)
Siblings
William, Lowther, Eleanor, Jane, Isabella
Education and Occupation
School
Montreal
Occupation
Grocer Apprentice
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
14th April 1917
Age at Death
23
Place of Death
Arras
Theater of Action
Flanders
Battle
Battle of Arras
Regiment at Death
Machine Gun Corps
Battalion/Vessel at Death
15th Coy
Rank at Death
Corporal
Notes
Joseph Morton was awarded the Military Medal while serving with the Seaforth Highlanders
Buried or Commemorated at
ARRAS MEMORIAL
France
Grave Position: Bay 10.
Private Memorial: St Johns War Memorial
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