Charles Temple Morris | |
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Born | 9 January 1876 Lucknow, India |
Died | 1 June 1956 Kensington, England | (aged 80)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ |
British Army British India |
Years of service | 1895-1931 |
Rank | Colonel |
Commands held | 5th Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment |
Battles/wars |
North West Frontier World War I |
Awards |
CBE Mentioned in despatches (3) |
Colonel Charles Temple Morris CBE (9 January 1876 – 1 June 1956), was a senior officer in the British Indian Army and commander of the 5th Battalion of the 1st Punjab Regiment between 1921 and 1926. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Charles Temple Morris was born in Lucknow, India [5] in 1876, the third son of Lieutenant-Colonel George Tomkins Morris of the Bengal Staff Corps. [1] He was educated in England at Bedford Modern School where, in 1894, his record for the 440 yards went unbroken for the following 62 years. [1] [6]
Morris was commissioned into the 4th (Militia) battalion the West Yorkshire Regiment on 13 February 1895, then received a regular commission into the 2nd Battalion of the Green Howards 15 May 1897, later transferring to the Indian Army in 1901. [1] [7] [8] He served in the North West Frontier between 1897 and 1898 (medal, 2 clasps), in 1908 (medal, 1 clasp) and in 1915. [1] During the European War he saw service in Mesopotamia in 1916 where he was mentioned in despatches. [1]
Morris served again in the North West Frontier between 1919 and 1921 where he was awarded 2 clasps to his 1908 medal, mentioned in despatches twice and invested as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. [1] [2] He commanded the 5th Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment between 1921 and 1926 [3] and retired from military service in 1931. [1] [3]
In 1901 Morris married Marie Willoughby Osborne with whom he had one son. [1] He died in Kensington on 1 June 1956. [1] [9]
Charles Temple Morris | |
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Born | 9 January 1876 Lucknow, India |
Died | 1 June 1956 Kensington, England | (aged 80)
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ |
British Army British India |
Years of service | 1895-1931 |
Rank | Colonel |
Commands held | 5th Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment |
Battles/wars |
North West Frontier World War I |
Awards |
CBE Mentioned in despatches (3) |
Colonel Charles Temple Morris CBE (9 January 1876 – 1 June 1956), was a senior officer in the British Indian Army and commander of the 5th Battalion of the 1st Punjab Regiment between 1921 and 1926. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Charles Temple Morris was born in Lucknow, India [5] in 1876, the third son of Lieutenant-Colonel George Tomkins Morris of the Bengal Staff Corps. [1] He was educated in England at Bedford Modern School where, in 1894, his record for the 440 yards went unbroken for the following 62 years. [1] [6]
Morris was commissioned into the 4th (Militia) battalion the West Yorkshire Regiment on 13 February 1895, then received a regular commission into the 2nd Battalion of the Green Howards 15 May 1897, later transferring to the Indian Army in 1901. [1] [7] [8] He served in the North West Frontier between 1897 and 1898 (medal, 2 clasps), in 1908 (medal, 1 clasp) and in 1915. [1] During the European War he saw service in Mesopotamia in 1916 where he was mentioned in despatches. [1]
Morris served again in the North West Frontier between 1919 and 1921 where he was awarded 2 clasps to his 1908 medal, mentioned in despatches twice and invested as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. [1] [2] He commanded the 5th Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment between 1921 and 1926 [3] and retired from military service in 1931. [1] [3]
In 1901 Morris married Marie Willoughby Osborne with whom he had one son. [1] He died in Kensington on 1 June 1956. [1] [9]