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| Name: | Francis William Morrell |
| Sex: | Male |
| Father: | Arthur Frederick Morrell (1877-1927) |
| Mother: | Beatrice Marion Bidwell (1874-1945) |
| Birth | 23 Apr 1908 | Honiton, Devon |
| Baptism | 28 May 1908 (age 0) | Honiton, Devon |
| Birth fact | 1908 (age 0) | 1908 Jun Q, Honiton, 5b/15 |
| Census | 1911 (age 2-3) | Living with parents |
| Occupation | 1939 (age 30-31) | Assurance clerk, 30 Delanceys Street, Manchester, Lancashire |
| Death | 4 Jul 1943 (age 35) | RAF war service |
MORRELL Francis William of Sandygate Cottage Buxton Old Road Disley Cheshire died on or since 4 July 1943 on war service. Probate Manchester 12 June 1944 to Beatrice Marion Morrell widow. Effects £2859 12s. 1d.
MORRELL, FRANCIS WILLIAM
Rank: Sergeant
Service No: 1750577
Date of Death: 04/07/1943
Age: 35
Regiment/Service: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 214 Sqdn.
Panel Reference Panel 159.
Memorial RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
Additional Information: Son of Arthur Frederick and Beatrice Marion Morrell.
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1077185/MORRELL,%20FRANCIS%20WILLIAM
Note: F W Morrell was a crew member in Stirling III No. BU-J of 214 Squadron. Took off 2310 from Chedburgh for mine laying duties in the Nectarines region. Lost without trace. All are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. At 0220 Hauptmann Franz Buschmann of IV./NJG1 submitted a claim for a Stirling bomber shot down in the area assigned to this crew.
Source. RAF Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War, Vol. 4, 1943, page 221.