Herbert Morley (explorer)

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Herbert Morley was a Victorian explorer. [1] He is featured at the Bradford Museums & Galleries through a collection of items relating to Morley, [2] [3] and as an "inspirer" for junior wannabe explorers. [4]

Herbert Morley lived, as young boy, on Devonshire Street in Keighley, West Yorkshire, England. His father was William Morley. [5]

In 1914, Herbert Morley was in business in Samoa, then a German colony (German Samoa), which was later captured [5] by the RNZDF. [6]

On July 27, 1914, one day before World War I broke out (and about a month before the Occupation of German Samoa operation), Herbert wrote a letter to his father, therein he tells of six German warships docking in Samoa; "probably… just a bit of a show-off." [5]

He travelled globally and has been sending treasures back to Keighley and postcards to his family.

Morley ended up in Fiji. [7]

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