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Surname: MORKILL
Forename(s): Francis Edward
Place of Birth: Buenos Ayres, Argentina
Service No: ---
Rank: Captain
Regiment / Corps / Service: Canadian Infantry
Battalion / Unit: 20th Battalion (Central Ontario)
Division: 2nd Canadian Division
Age: 27
Date of Death: 1916-09-15
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: II. B. 13.
CWGC Cemetery: SUNKEN ROAD CEMETERY, CONTALMAISON
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: KIRKBY MALHAM, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Francis Edward Morkill (born 8 November 1889) was the son of William Lucius and Mary Josephine Morkill, née Wright.
Francis Edward Morkill was appointed Lieutenant in the 19th Battalion C.E.F., 28 August 1914. Transferred to the 20th Battalion. He was promoted to Captain and wounded twice before being killed in action at Courcelette.
The fathers' of Captain Francis Edward Morkill and Lieutenant Ronald Falshaw Morkill (q.v.) were cousins.
Canadian service records: http://www.baclac.gc.ca/eng/discover/military-heritage/first-world-war/first-world-war-1914-1918-cef
Photograph © IWM (HU 125898).
Data Source: Local War Memorial
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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---
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Captain Francis Edward MORKILL
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Canadian Infantry
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 2nd Canadian Division
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Captain Francis Edward Morkill
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Captain Francis Edward Morkill
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'Toronto Star' (29 September 1916)
Captain Francis Edward Morkill
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Sunken Road Cemetery, Contalmaison
CWGC Headstone
Sunken Road Cemetery, Contalmaison
CWGC Headstone - personal inscription
Memorial Chamber of Canada’s Parliament Buildings, Ottawa
In the Memorial Chamber are the eight ‘Books of Remembrance’ that contain the names of more than 120,000 Canadians who gave their lives in the service of Canada
Source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial (Kindly supplied by Shirley Penman, Clitheroe)
Page from the First World War ‘Book of Remembrance’: Captain Francis Edward Morkill
Source: Canadian Virtual War Memorial (Kindly supplied by Shirley Penman, Clitheroe)
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07 July 1916
ODDS AND ENDS – Mr. Morkill’s Cousin Wounded
Captain Francis Edward Morkill, who has been wounded, is the eldest son of Mr. William Lucius Morkill, Commissioner of the Peruvian Corporation at Lima, Peru, and is a cousin of Mr. J.W. Morkill, the acting chairman of the Skipton Petty Sessional Bench, and the Military Representative on the Keighley Tribunal. Captain Morkill, who is single and about 25 years of age, was previously wounded, slightly, about eight weeks ago. He came to England last year and went to the Front six months ago. He is a machine gun officer attached to the Canadian Infantry. Another brother, Mr. Geoffrey Morkill, is also serving in the Canadian Contingent.
29 September 1916
CRAVEN AND THE WAR
Captain Francis Edward Morkill, Canadian Forces, who was killed in action in France on the 15th of September, was the elder son of William Lucius Morkill, of Lima, Peru, a cousin of Mr. J. W. Morkill of Newfield Hall, Bell Busk. He was born 8th November, 1889, and educated at McGill University, where he graduated with honours in Civil Engineering. He was twice wounded earlier in the year.
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09 June 1916
CRAVEN AND THE WAR
The name of Capt. Francis Morkill, a relative of Mr. J.W. Morkill, of Newfield Hall, appeared on Tuesday in the list of officers wounded. He belongs to the Canadian contingent.
14 July 1916
CAPTAIN F.E. MORKILL
Captain Francis Edward Morkill, who has been wounded is the eldest son of Mr. Wm. Lucius Morkill, Commissioner of the Peruvian Corporation at Lima, Peru, and is a cousin of Mr. J.W. Morkill, the chairman of the Skipton Bench and the military representatives on the Keighley Tribunal.
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