Arthur
Clinton
Morgan
Born in Warwick, Queensland, Australia
Ancestors 
Son of Arthur Morgan
and Alice Augusta (Clinton) Morgan
Brother of
Franklin James Morgan CMG, Beresford Sydney Morgan, Charles Henry Morgan, Roland Hawksley Morgan, Harold Barton Morgan, Alice Clinton (Morgan) Robinson, Kathleen Barton (Morgan) Kerr, Marion Morgan and Roy Somerset Morgan
Husband of
Eileen Anna (Hobbs) Morgan
— married
7 Dec 1907 in Queensland, Australia
Father of
Nylita Elwyn Morgan, Arthur Clinton Elwyn Morgan, Ivan Elwyn Morgan and Phyllis Elwyn Morgan
Died
at about age 76
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Feb 2020
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Biography
Arthur Clinton Morgan was born in 1881 at Warwick, Queensland, Australia. He was the eldest child of Arthur Morgan and Alice Clinton.
Arthur married Eileen Hobbs on 7th December 1907 at Queensland.[1]
Arthur Morgan is an Anzac who served in World War One.
On 24th April 1915, Arthur enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force for service overseas during The Great War.[2] He embarked for the Middle East at Brisbane on 2nd June 1915 aboard HMAT Medic A7.[3] He was a junior officer in the 11th Australian Light Horse Regiment. The regiment deployed to Gallipoli in August 1915, without their horses as thy were to serve as infantry. Returning to its mounted role in January 1916, the 11th Light Horse joined the forces defending the Suez Canal on 20th July 1916. In the ensuing months it conducted patrols and participated in several forays into the Sinai Desert.[4]
Arthur returned to Australia 16th February 1917.
Putting his pre-war journalism skills to work, he became an associate editor in Brisbane. He edited Graziers' Review from 1921-1927. In 1929, Arthur was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Nationalist member for Darling Downs. His political career was short-lived, however, being defeated at the subsequent 1931 elections.[5]
He passed away on 2nd August 1957.
Sources
- ↑ Queensland Marriage Index #C1169/1907
- ↑ Australian War Memorial nominal roll: Second Lieutenant Arthur Clinton Morgan; accessed 17 Feb 2020
- ↑ Australian War Memorial embarkation roll: Second Lieutenant Arthur Clinton Morgan; accessed 17 Feb 2020
- ↑ Australian War Memorial unit record: 11th Australian Light Horse Regiment; accessed 17 Feb 2020
- ↑ Wikipedia profile: Arthur Clinton Morgan; accessed 17 Feb 2020
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