K+R+S+Moorley

Moorley, Kenneth Robert Smith, Major, 89804, Royal Army Ordnance Corps, MI Mech E Born: Derby Residence: Derby Branch at 1st September 1939: Royal Army Ordnance Corps Died 15th August 1942 Aged 27 Son of William Smith Moorley and Lucy Annie Moorley, of Leckhampton, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Buried in Nottingham Road Cemetery, Derby, Grave Reference: Section F, Grave 2008

Derby Evening Telegraph Report 17th August 1942:

DEATH OF MAJ. K. R. S. MORLEY Major Kenneth R. S. Moorley (27), Royal Army Ordnance Corps, formerly of Fairfield-road, Derby, has died on active service. An Old Derbeian, Major Moorley served his apprenticeship as an engineer with the L.M.S. at Derby. He later held an appointment on the staff of Messrs. Rolls-Royce Ltd. Major Morley joined the Special Army Reserve shortly before the war, and had been on active service for nearly three years. He served in France and was evacuated from Dunkirk. A keen sportsman, he was a well-known member of the Derby Rowing Club, and was associated for several years associated with the Derby Rugby Club.



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