Morgan replaced Basil Tedbury as Patrol Leader of Branscombe Patrol. In 1939 he was living with his father Francis and assisting farming at Lower Bulston. Auxilier Philip Selway was living with and working for the family.
He married Geraldine Pidgeon in 1951. Morgan was seriously injured aged 8 when he was run over by a lorry resulting in 2 broken legs.
| Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Branscombe Patrol | Patrol Leader | 06 Dec 1940 | 03 Dec 1944 |
Farmer (assisting father on farm)
Morgan took over the running of the Patrol after Basil Tedbury moved away.
Selley was a fine shot who once won £5 in a Home Guard shooting competition.
Sergeant Morgan Selley: “There were only seven of us and we were out at Blackbury Castle so no one would find us. The army had dug this big hole for our shelter in the ground out there. You got into in by what looked like a big badger hole which we would always cover over with turf and leaves when we left.
Dick [Tedbury] was a bit of a roamer who used to climb down the cliffs collecting seagulls eggs and when he left Branscombe I was put in charge of this demolition lot".
TNA ref WO199/3391
Hancock data held at B.R.A
1939 Register
Branscombe Project
The Sidmouth Herald 29th April 2005
Exeter and Plymouth Gazette 22 January 1932