Son of J. Thomas Morris and M. Jane Morris, of Little Lever, Lancashire; husband of Edith Morris, of 20, Newport Street, Farnworth, Lancashire. Killed by gunshout wound in the mouth. Service number wrongly recorded as 967 on SDGW.
Morris, Alfred –
Personal details
- Surname: Morris
- Forename: Alfred
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 28
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: September 27th, 1915
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Sergeant
- Unit: 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion.
- Service number: 976
- Regiment: Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
- Enlistment date: May 19th, 1909 - 1909-05-19
- Enlistment location: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- Farnworth WWI War Memorial - Farnworth
- Little Lever War Memorial Plaque (Library) - Little Lever
- Loyal North Lanacashire Regiment - 5th Battalion (Territorials) Memorial (Queen's Park) - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: X Farm Cemetery, La Chapelle-d'Armentieres, Nord, France
- CWGC reference: B. 2.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 01/10/1915 25/08/1916 25/08/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c 7a/g 8e*
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 01/10/1915 06/07/1917 14/12/1917