Morris, Robert –

Son of Mrs. Morris, of 63, Keswick Street, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Ellen Morris, of 10, Newton Street, Halliwell, Bolton, Lancashire. Reported missing and subsequently presumed killed. His brother Harry served in Mesopotamia.

Personal details

  • Surname: Morris
  • Forename: Robert
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 38
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: August 4th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 24970
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: WW1

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: Panel 41 and 43.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 05/04/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6e/f*

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