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John Morris

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Davidson's pension record image courtesy of WFA

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Kirriemuir
  • Service no: 2215
  • Rank: Private
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: Black Watch
  • Unit/Ship: 1st/5th Battalion
  • Place of Death: France
  • Age at Death: 19
  • Date of Death: 23.07.1916
  • Burial Country: France
  • Cemetery: Gorre British & Indian Cemetery
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: II.E.8.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address:
  • Occupation:
  • Mother:

    Agnes Morris (stepmother) 8 Atholl St, Blairgowrie

  • Father:

    Davidson Gray Morris, 8 Atholl St, Blairgowrie

  • Siblings:

    Davidson

  • Spouse:
  • Children:

More about John Morris

For reasons unknown this man is not listed on the original Dundee Roll of Honour. He was the brother of Able Seaman Davidson Morris, Clyde Z/7165, Hawke Battalion, Royal Naval Division, who was killed in action, 04.02.1917.

Information supplied by Gary Thomson

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