Major Kenneth Morton

Major Kenneth Storey Morton, Royal Artillery, attd. H.Q Coastal Command, Royal Air Force.  He died on 8th November 1943, aged 28. He was the son of John and Hilda Susie Morton, B.Sc., and is commemorated on the Brookwood 1939-1945 Memorial, Brookwood, Surrey. In the Church there is a Stained Glass window in his memory and it depicts a Halifax Bomber towing a glider which is perhaps a clue as to how he died. The inscription reads ” To the Glory of God and in loving memory of Kenneth Storey Morton, Major R.A. ( T.A. ) of Hetton Law who gave his life on Active Service Overseas on 8th November 19143, aged 23. Erected by his parents “.