239320 L/Cpl. Joseph Morrell MM.British Army 1/5th Battalion Notts & Derby Regiment from:Ripley, Derbyshire (d.3rd October 1918) Joseph Morrell served as a Lance Corporal in the 1/5th Battalion, Sherwood Foresters.
He was the son of George Morrell, of Ripley, Derbyshire. He was billeted at Tollesbury, Essex in 1915 (presumably when the unit was stationed in nearby Braintree) where he met his wife Eva Kate Morrell (formerly Frost). They had one son, Joseph Morrell, named after his father, born in 1916. (I don't know if he ever got the chance to meet him)
He went to France in July 1916 and was killed by a shell on the 3rd October 1918, aged 25, while attacking the village of Ramicourt during the Battle of the Beaurevoir Line
In a letter to his vicar, his commanding officer wrote: "I knew him well. He was a good soldier, brave in action and always willing and able"
He was buried in the Ramicourt British Cemetery, Aisne, France.
He was posthumously awarded the Military Medal for "Conspicuous bravery and gallant conduct when in Lewis Gun" during the battle of St Quentin Canal on the 29th September 1918.
He is mentioned in the book, "C Company, 1/5 Sherwood Foresters in the Battles of the 100 days" by C.N.Littleboy
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