Description
John Thomas Morton was born in Stalybridge, Lancashire, on 23 October 1875 and joined the Royal Navy as a Stoker Second Class on 29 March 1894. Posted to H.M.S. Melita on 1 October 1895, he was promoted Stoker on 13 October 1895 and served in her during the Dongola campaign. Shore discharged, time expired, from H.M.S. Hyacinth on 3 April 1906, he rejoined the Royal Navy for the duration of hostilities on 20 April 1915 and served during the Great War in a variety of ships and shore-based establishments, most notably H.M.S. Lavender from 31 July 1915 to 7 May 1917. He was shore demobilised on 4 February 1919.
Sold with copied record of service, medal roll extract, and further research.
