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Pte. Morton Rook
British Army 5th Btn. Border Regiment
from:4 Victoria Terrace, St Bees
Morton Rook sailed for France on 25th October 1914. He served in France and Flanders - Ypres, Somme, Arras and Passchendaele. He was wounded in 1917 we believe in Arras or Passchendaele. His wounds were severe with shrapnel injuries to both legs. He was invalided out and sent to a convalescent house in Cumbria. Morton eventually recovered and moved to Canada in 1930, married and started a family. His personal records were destroyed in WW2 bombings over London.
He lied about his age (he took 10 years off) and enlisted in the war effort once again, this time to serve in WW2 with the Royal Canadian Engineers.
Morton rarely talked about WW1 and only did so when asked. However, he did say that at times they had to search garbage for food.