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Lieutenant-Colonel George Henry Morris (16 July 1872 – 1 September 1914) was the first commanding officer to lead an Irish Guards battalion into battle.
16 giu 2021 · On 1st September 1914, my grandfather, George Henry Morris from Spiddal, Co. Galway, was killed in France, within two weeks of his arrival as part of the British Expeditionary Force following the declaration of War. He was in command of the Irish Guards during the Retreat from Mons.
George Henry Morris enlisted in the 7th Battalion of the Leicester Regiment on 19th March 1917 in Bradford. He was 19 years of age and employed as a Miner at the Hartshead Moor Colliery. He was living with his parents at 4, Hope Street, Heckmondwike and attended the Parish Church.
Occupation: Farmer. Died: Killed in Action, Western Front, Belgium, 6 February 1918, aged 27 years. Cemetery: Messines Ridge British Cemetery. Plot I, Row D, Grave No. 42, Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Second Valley War Memorial.
- 18 October 1916
- 32nd Infantry Battalion
- Private
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Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. George Henry Morris (16 July 1872 – 1 September 1914) was the first commanding officer to lead an Irish Guards battalion into battle.
George Henry Morris MBE. Born: 6 Apr 1906, London, England. Baptized: 13 May 1906. Marriage (1): Gladys Lillian Jeffery Sep Q 1932 in Fulham, London. Died: 2 Jan 1983, Hereford, Herefordshire at age 76. Cause of his death was Pancreatic Cancer. General Notes: probably this one.
George Henry Morris's name is located at panel 121 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial (as indicated by the poppy on the plan). Roll of Honour circular. For the First World War the circulars were forms sent to next of kin seeking details regarding the deceased.
