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208363 Lt. Marmaduke Morley British Army 8th (Service) battalion Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry from:Streatham, London (d.1st July 1916) Marmaduke Morley was the son of A. Noel and Jessie M. I. Morley, of Lychwood, Worplesdon Hill, Woking, Surrey. He served as a Lieutenant with the 8th Battalion, King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, which was formed at Pontefract in September 1914 as part of K3 and attached to 70th Brigade in 23rd Division. They moved to Frensham and then to Aldershot in December 1914 and on to Hythe in February 1915 and Bordon in May. In August 1915 they landed at Boulogne. Marmaduke was killed on the 1st of July in the Battle of the Somme and is buried in Blighty Valley Cemetery, he was 22 years old. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**