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Name: MORGAN, Hugh Penrith MC (Major)
Birth Date: 15 Oct 1893 Shrewsbury
Death Date: 3 Dec 1966 Pulverbatch, Shropshire
First Date: 1921
Profession: Administration
Area: Mombasa, Embu
Married: In Warwick 1924 Hester Elizabeth Bury b. 20 June 1904 Warwick, d. 6 Mar 1981 Shrewsbury
Children: Michael Hugh (18 Apr 1925 Shrewsbury-4 Dec 2012 Ludlow); Patricia Elizabeth (Armstrong) (25 Apr 1926 Shrewsbury-21 Oct 2006 Peebles); Rosemary Jane (Grove-White) (30 July 1930 Atcham-23 May 2020)
Book Reference: KAD, Hut, Red 22, Gazette
War Service: RHA
School: 1911 2nd Lt in Shropshire Royal Horse Artillery, and in WW1
General Information:
Gazette 27/7/1921 - Arrived on 1st Appointment - Asst. District Commissioner - 18/7/1921
KAD 1922 - Administration Cadet, Mombasa also shown as being at Embu
1939 England and Wales Register living in Atcham, Shropshire with wife, as solicitor
1911 took prelim. law examination. 1914 articled to G.H. Morgan Solicitor.
28 Oct 1919 MC for gallantry under fire
c. 1923 • Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Solicitor. In partnership with father George Hugh Morgan and brother Eric Elton Morgan
1939-1945 Re-enlisted during WW2 for an unknown length of time that was cut short due to ill health. By 1941 Hugh was serving with the Pulverbatch Home Guard. From about July 1941 Hugh became the Commanding Officer of the Pulverbatch Platoon
c. 1923 • Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England Solicitor. In partnership with father George Hugh Morgan and brother Eric Elton Morgan
1939-1945 Re-enlisted during WW2 for an unknown length of time that was cut short due to ill health. By 1941 Hugh was serving with the Pulverbatch Home Guard. From about July 1941 Hugh became the Commanding Officer of the Pulverbatch Platoon