Lives of the First World War

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ID: 6382669

Reference: ADM188

Title: Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1919

Description: The Royal Navy Seamen records contain the complete service histories of 373,000 ratings who joined the service between 1899 and 1919.

UPP: GBM/ADM188/132527

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8990348

Reference: gbm_cwgc_casualties_iwm_ww1

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription

Connected by: Keith1947

UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/1031245

Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Source information

ID: 9342037

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Record

Connected by: Rory139697

URL: https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/3056374/morling,-william-john/
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Additional: Personal and military service details match.

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ID: 9342039

Title: Death Record

Description: Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Commemorative Certificate - J/625 Able Seaman William John Morling, Royal Navy

Connected by: Rory139697

Source information

ID: 9342077

Name: ZEEBRUGGE and FIRST OSTEND RAID - 22nd/23rd April 1918, SECOND OSTEND RAID - 10th May 1918

Title: 2nd Ostend Raid

Description: World War 1 at Sea - Naval Battles in Outline

Connected by: Rory139697

URL: http://www.naval-history.net/WW1Battle1804ZeebruggeOstend.htm
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Additional: Personal and service details match

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ID: 9343464

Title: HMS Vindictive - After Zeebrugge, 22/23 April 1918

Description: Able Seaman William John Morling on right

Connected by: Rory139697

Additional: From family collection

Source information

ID: 9447359

Title: William John Morling

Description: In uniform, on occasion of marriage of his first cousin, John Edward Paddock, 25 Apr 1918

Connected by: Rory139697

Source information

ID: 9477608

Name: Findmypast

Title: Birth Index

Description: Record Transcription: First name(s) WILLIAM JOHN Last name MORLING Birth year 1892 Birth quarter 3 District Sheppey County Kent Country England Volume 2A Page 905

Connected by: Rory139697

URL: https://www.findmypast.com.au/transcript?id=BMD/B/1892/3/AZ/000404/329
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Additional: Born in 1892 not 1890.

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ID: 9477610

Name: Findmypast

Title: Baptism

Description: Record Transcription: First name(s) William John Last name Morling Gender Male Baptism year 1892 Baptism date 08 Sep 1892 Residence Sheerness, Kent, England Place Sheerness County Kent Country England Father's first name(s) John Father's last name Morling Mother's first name(s) Emma Mother's last name Morling

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URL: https://www.findmypast.com.au/transcript?id=R_885536468
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ID: 9479129

Name: Findmypast

Title: British Army Service Records 1760-1915

Description: British Army Service Records 1760-1915 - Record Transcript: First name(s) William John Last name Morling Birth year 1890 Birth parish Sheerness Birth county Kent Birth country England Service number 8548 Regiment Buffs (East Kent Regiment) Year 1907 Attestation date 19 Aug 1907 Attestation age years 17 Attestation age months 1 Attestation service number 8548 Attestation corps 3rd Battn The Buffs Document type Attestation Series Wo 96 - Militia Service Records 1806-1915 Archive The National Archives Archive reference WO 96 Box 40 Box record number 67

Connected by: Rory139697

URL: https://search.findmypast.com.au/record?id=GBM%2FWO96%2F0040%2F067%2F001&parentid=GBM%2FWO96%2F40%2F1236916
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ID: 9627620

Title: RN Photo

Description: RN Photo. William John Morling, back row, third from left.

Connected by: Rory139697

Additional: Family Collection. c. 1917.

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