MORGAN David Lloyd Popkin

David Lloyd Popkin MORGAN M.C.

Captain, 24th Welsh Regiment

Killed in Action aged 30, on 9th March 1918 in THE BATTLE FOR ‘TEL ASUR,’

Tel Asur is a mountain north of Jerusalem, Further details below-

Buried at JERUSALEM WAR CEMETERY, Israel

Son of David Henry Morgan and Jane Synil Morgan, of 98, Bryn Road, Swansea

formerly of Langland Road, Mumbles

David was educated at Llandovery from 1900 until 1903

South Wales Daily Post 13 March 1918

David LP Morgan belonged to the Pembrokeshire

Yeomanry and joined H.M. Forces, shortly after the outbreak of war.

He gave up a lucrative post of metallurgist and assayer in Peru, in order to assist his country. David was a popular local sportsman.

He was formerly keenly interested and took an active part in Mumbles yachting and in these circles he will be greatly missed.

On joining the Army, David was commissioned on 1 October 1915 into the Pembrokeshire Yeomanry. During November 1915 the Battalion dismounted and moved to Egypt, landing during March 1916. Here the Brigade was absorbed into the 4th Dismounted Brigade. On 2 February 1917 the Pembroke Yeomanry merged with the Glamorgan Yeomanry, to form the 24th Battalion, Welsh Regiment, and joined 231 Brigade, 74th (Yeomanry) Division.

The Division marched into Palestine the following month, and fought at the Three Battles of Gaza, before capturing Jerusalem during December 1917. In November 1917, David Morgan was awarded the Military Cross for his part in the attack on Beersheba, during the Third Battle of Gaza. In February 1918, David's Company was given the honour of guarding the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem. Sadly, David was killed soon after, when his Battalion was ordered into a night attack on a hill at Selwad.

The action took place in thick fog, and it was here that David was killed in action when his platoon came under heavy fire on 9 March 1918. He was 30 years old, and is buried at Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel.

Acknowledment:

An extract from Llandovery Collage's War Record

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