Only son of Mr. and Mrs. John Morrison, of 334, St. Helens Road, Daubhill, Bolton, Lancashire, and later of Linwood, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Enlisted September 1914. Killed while rescuing a wounded comrade.
Morrison, John Edward (Jack) –
Personal details
- Surname: Morrison
- Forename: John Edward (Jack)
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Eccles, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 23
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: April 23rd, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 49th Field Ambulance.
- Service number: 40820
- Regiment: Royal Army Medical Corps
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bury, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Ridgway Gates and The Victoria Hall Methodist WWI Roll of Honour - Bolton (LOST)
- Sunning Hill (Daubhill) School WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: Bay 10.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 11/05/1917 11/05/1917 07/12/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 4g 6e/f* S8*