MORRIS John William

  • First Name(s):
    John 
    William 
  • Surname:
    MORRIS
  • Service Number:
    7591
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    South Lancashire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    2nd Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    3rd July 1916
  • Age At Death:
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Commemorated on Thiepval Memorial, France, Pier and Face 7A and 7b.
  • Place of Birth:
    Bishampton, Worcestershire, enlisted Birmingham
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:
    Unknown
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MORRIS John William Is Named On These Memorials

Bishampton St James’s Church
Bishampton War Memorial

Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above

Bishampton War Memorial with no initial, surname spelt Morris.
Bishampton St James’s Church as F. Morris.

Further Information About MORRIS John William

Surname spelt Morriss on Commonwealth War Graves Commission and Soldiers Died in the Great War. The birth of John William Morris is registered in the March Quarter 1881 under the Pershore Registration District.

John William Morris was born in Bishampton in February 1881 and was baptised at St James’ Church on 8th May 1881, the son of John and Mary Ann (nee Bayliss) Morris. John was the second born and eldest son of four sons and six daughters.

Source for additional information:
Bishampton Remembers Those That Served by Peter Jesson and Charles Rigg.

John Morris has no known grave, the photograph available shows his name on Thiepval Memorial, surname spelt Morriss.

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