James Llewellyn Morgan – Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Aircraftman 2nd Class James Llewellyn Morgan – Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

Early Life and Family Background

James Llewellyn Morgan was born in 1922 in Swansea, the son of George Morgan and Lilian Mabel Morgan. As his birth came after the 1921 Census, no official early‑life records survive to provide further detail about his childhood or the family’s circumstances during those years.

Herald of Wales

Military Service – Technical Training Command

James entered wartime service as an Aircraftman 2nd Class with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. He was stationed at Kirkham, Lancashire, serving under Technical Training Command with the No. 10 School of Technical Training. This establishment prepared airmen for the mechanical, engineering, and maintenance duties essential to RAF operations, forming the backbone of the service’s technical capability during the war.

James Llewellyn Morgan
Morriston Cemetery
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Death and Burial

James Llewellyn Morgan died on 8 September 1942 while serving at Kirkham. His funeral was reported in the Herald of Wales, marking the loss of a young Swansea airman whose life ended during training rather than in active combat. His body was brought home and laid to rest at Morriston Cemetery, where his grave stands among the many servicemen who died during the Second World War.