Person    | Male  Born 5/3/1953  Died 7/7/2005

Colin William Morley

Categories: Tragedy

Colin William Morley was born on 5 March 1953 in Coulsdon, Surrey, the eldest of the three children of William F. Morley and Hilary Morley née Baldock. His sister, Gillian A. Morley, was born in 1957 and his brother, Brian D. Morley, was born in 1960.

He married Rosalind D. Gilmore in the 1st quarter of 1977 in the Harrow registration district and they had three sons: Gavin William Morley (b.1978), Oliver Lawrence Morley (b.1980) and Jake Colin Morley (b.1983). Electoral registers for 2003 and 2004 show him and his wife listed at 15 Tillingham Way, London, N12 7EN. A marketing consultant his obituary can be found on the BBC News website.

He died, aged 52 years, on 7 July 2005 in the underground tunnel of the Circle Line on the London Underground Railway between Edgware Road and Paddington underground stations that was targeted by a suicide bomber. The narrative verdict of his death can be found on the Coroner's Inquest Report.

Credit for this entry to: Andrew Behan.

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