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Just revisiting this one.

I have this Royal Naval Seaman.

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Morgan
Mersey Z/206
Arthur William
Able-Seaman
Liverpool
20th May 1915
Killed
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Morgan, of 47, Exley Street, Liverpool.
8th-June-1915


The above appears in a Casualty list published 8th June 1915.

Now according to JD's index of names recorded on War Memorials he is commemorated on Christ Church Kensington, I also know that there are names on Christ Church that also appear on St. Cyprian.

Need to rule him in or out

His entry from Naval records on Ancestry

Name: Arthur William Morgan
Service branch: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Unit: Howe Bn.
Rank: Able Seaman
Death Date: 20 May 1915
Cause of Death: Killed in action
Burial: Helles Memorial (MR 4)
Service History: Enlisted 5/10/14. Howe Bn. 23/1/15-20/5/15 DD.
Service number: Mersey Z/206
Notes: Born 5/11/1896. A Brass Finisher. Lived with his father, Arthur John Morgan, at 47 Exley St., Kensington, Liverpool, Lancashire.

I can confirm that Arthur William Morgan 47, Exley Street is the right service man. There was an article in the Evening Express which states he was a Lance Corporal in the 43rd (St. Cyprian's) Boys Brigade. I have copied the article.

Well done on that find. I will change the heading to fit his name.

9th June 1915

Mr. and Mrs. Morgan, 47, Exley Street, Liverpool, have been informed that their son, Able-Seaman Arthur William Morgan has been killed in the Dardanelles. He joined the Royal Naval Division in October when he was only 16 years of age, being at the time an apprentice at Messrs. Dodd and Oulton, brassfounders, Stanley Street. He was a lance-corporal in the 43rd (St. Cyprian's) Boys Brigade. A member of the Newsham Swimming Club, he won several prizes in swimming contests. His grandfather , Mr. John Morgan, went through the Indian Mutiny and gained a number of distinctions.

Just a boy

Article Liverpool Courier-9/6/1915-LC