Sophie Quinn's Anzac research led to discovery of William Morley's relatives Sophie Quinn flanked by Deb Turner of Coromandel Valley and Lee Jordan of Morphett Vale. WHEN Hallett Cove teenager Sophie Quinn started researching a South Australian soldier who fought and died in World War I, she never imagined meeting any of his relatives. But not only has the 15-year-old met two great nieces of William Morley, whom she did a presentation on as part of the Premier's Anzac Spirit School Prize, Sophie will also take a family memento to his resting place on the Western Front. Mr Morley's great niece Lee Jordan read about Sophie's research - and that she will travel to the battlefields of France and Belgium - in a Sunday Mail story about inspiring teenagers on March 10. "The hair stood up on the back of my neck when I read that Sophie had researched William," Ms Jordan said. I contacted her school and it just went from there. She's done such wonderful work. We were able to teach her a few things and she was able to teach us a few too. I live in Morphett Vale, my sister's in Coromandel Valley and Sophie's in Hallett Cove so meeting up wasn't too hard. It was just meant to be. Asked to research a soldier as part of the competition, Sophie did a presentation based on Mr Morley's life because he was aged just 16 when he left for Europe. "He was just so young, I think of myself now and couldn't imagine doing what he did," the Hallet Cove High student said. William put his sister as his next of kin because he didn't want anyone to contact his parents who would say that he was underage. Mr Morley died in Belgium on May 7, 1917 on his way to the Third Battle of Ypres. Like thousands of other Australian soldiers, there is no gravestone to mark his death. Instead, Mr Morley's name is included on a memorial list at Villers-Bretonneux in France. I never even considered there'd be relatives still here in Adelaide, let alone ones I would meet, it's been amazing. Sophie leaves for Europe on Wednesday with other South Australian students in a two-week trip that includes taking part in several Anzac commemoration ceremonies. She met with Ms Jordan and her sister Debbie Turner on Thursday to show them her presentation on their great uncle. We'd love for Sophie to something of William's over to France, but we're still working out what that will be. For example, we've got a photograph he sent over as a postcard all those years ago that we might loan her," Mrs Jordan said.