Morris, Edmund (Eddie) –

Son of the late Frederick and Martha Ann Morris, of Ainsworth, Lancashire; grandson of Mrs. Alice Morris, of Schoolside, Ainsworth, Lancashire. Enlisted December 1916. Died at a casualty clearing station having been shot through the head. Reported as Lancashire Fusiliers in local newspapers.

Personal details

  • Surname: Morris
  • Forename: Edmund (Eddie)
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Ainsworth, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Ainsworth, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 23
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: July 26th, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 15th (1st London Welsh) (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 60120
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bury, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: V / BW
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: II. F. 49.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 03/08/1917 10/08/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 4a 4a
  • Bolton Chronicle: 10/08/1917

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