Henry James Morfee

Rank: Private

Regiment: 2nd Battalion, Royal Sussex Regiment

Mother: Fanny Hatch, of The Violet Nurseries, St Helens Woods, Hastings

Sisters: Mrs Clara Annie Trusler & Miss E Morfee

Brothers: William George Morfee & Albert Edward Morfee

Brothers-in-Law: Frank George Trusler, Harry Trusler & B Overington

Address: The Sycamore, 14 Hill Street, Hastings

Other Info: At the Front. Killed trying to save the life of an officer. According to CWGC, Henry died aged 21 on 9th May 1915. He is remembered at the Le Touret Memorial, panel 21a.

An article printed in the Hastings & St Leonards Observer on 5th December 1914 states: Private H. J. Morfee, ‘A’ Company, 2nd Royal Sussex Regiment, a native of Hastings, writing to the editor, says:-

‘Just a line to say I am doing well, having been out here, since 12th August, so you can guess I have had a warm time of it so far. I have received the ‘Advertiser’ every week bar once, and that was when I appeared in the Roll of Honour.

I can honestly say that there is a regular call in the trenches of ‘After you, Morfee, with the ‘Chopbacks’ paper, and you should see the boys smile. P.S. – German sausages will go well with Turkey at Christmas. Roll on, good old Hastings; it is better than France or Belgium.’

Published: November 1914, December 1914 & June 1915

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