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Birmingham Daily Post – Saturday 4 September 1915

Death of Private E. Morrall – An official intimation has been received of the death,
while serving at the Dardanelles with the Royal Warwickshire Regiment, of Private E.
Morrall, son of Mr and Mrs F. Morrall, Redditch Road, Studley. He was 20 years of age, and
prior to enlisting, was employed at the Birmingham Small Arm Co., Redditch Works.
(On Ancestry site Military records, Ernest Morrall, born in Redditch, resided in Studley and
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enlisted in Birmingham, 15393, 6 Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal Berkshire
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Regiment), killed in action, 23 August 1915, Western European Theatre. Buried Citadel
New Military Cemetery, Fricourt, Picardie, France.)
Remembered on St Stephen’s war memorial, Redditch.
(On 1901 census Ernest Morrall aged 11, scholar, lived with his parents Jabez, employer toolmaker and Susan
Morrall and his siblings, Dagtail, Feckenham. On 1911 census Ernest aged 21, Needle Grinder, was married to
Hilda and they lived 1 Hemmings Entry, Prospect Hill, Redditch.)

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Birmingham Gazette – Saturday 4 September 1915

Local Men
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Redditch – Private E. Yoxall, 19 Worcesters, wounded
Private L. Lewis, 4 Worcester Regiment, wounded.

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Birmingham Daily Post – Monday 6 September 1915

Redditch Industries

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