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Haddon Township Historical Photographs World War I |
| Two Haddon Township residents were killed while fighting in the First World War: Corporal
Alen Irving Morgan and Lieutenant Edgar Burton Lloyd CORPORAL ALLEN IRVING MORGAN of Lowell Lane, Westmont NJ, died on a transport enroute to France from disease on March 22, 1918, at the age of 28. He was initially buried at Brest, France, then returned to the United States after the war had ended. Allen Irving Morgan was born in May of 1889 in Pennsylvania, the son of Morris K. and Sallie C. Griffith Morgan. He was the second of four children, coming after Bertha, and before brothers Howard and Leslie. The Morgan family left Pennsylvania and settled in Westmont NJ sometime after 1896. Morris K. Morgan worked as a stationary engineer. Allen Irving Morgan enlisted in the United States Army on December 22, 1915 in Philadelphia PA. He served with Troop G of the 15th Cavalry Regiment. During his time in the Army he saw duty on the Mexican Border, and he had spent 18 months in the Philippine Islands.Allen Irving Morgan was survived by his parents, and siblings. By 1920 the Morgans had made their home on Emerald Avenue in Westmont NJ. His mother passed in the 1920s. LIEUTENANT EDGAR BURTON LLOYD was born in 1898. Prior to joining the Marine Corps, he lived with his grandfather, Samuel C. Paris, in Haddon Township NJ, who had a hat manufacturing business at 3 North 5th Street in Philadelphia, as early as 1890. Edgar Burton Lloyd enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on April 12, 1917 in Philadelphia PA. He was sent to Lake Charles LA where he became a member of Reconnaissance Company, 1st Aviation Corps. Lieutenant Lloyd was killed in an aeroplane accident at Gerstner Field, Lake Charles LA on January 17, 1918. He was survived by his mother and step-father, Flora P. and George M. Millpaugh, of the Tracy Apartments, Philadelphia PA. Also surviving were his grandparents, Samuel C. and Mary Paris, of Buck Yard Road, Haddon Township NJ, and an Uncle, Albert L. Paris, of the Haddon Township address. He was 21 at the time of his death. Edgar Burton Lloyd had been a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Haddonfield, which stood at 20 East Kings Highway. |
The Funeral of Corporal Allen Irving Morgan |
 Funeral of Corporal Allen Irving Morgan: Military Honor Guard and Draped Casket in front of Westmont Fire Hall on Center Street |
 Funeral of Corporal Allen Irving Morgan: Funeral Wreaths. |
 Funeral of Corporal Allen Irving Morgan: Funeral Procession down Haddon Avenue. |
 Funeral of Corporal Allen Irving Morgan: Funeral Procession as it passes through Collingswood. |
 Funeral of Corporal Allen Irving Morgan: Displaying the flags of the United States and of the newly formed American Legion. The local post was named in honor of Morgan Identified Named (on reverse):____________, Harry Springer, Harry Magee? (Navy), Clifford Jordon |
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