Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Bellicourt British Cemetery | II. K. 7. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.130 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 8B GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | Military Cross Medicinae Baccalaureus Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons | ||
Early Life :
In 1905, he was the superintendent at The Infirmary at Denbigh.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Royal Army Medical Corps |
| Action : The Battles of the Hindenburg Line and associated actions |
12 September - 12 October 1918. As the momentum of the British advance continued it was clear that the Hindenburg Line defences offered the greatest threat to further advances. It was highly likely that the magnificently engineered defence system would re-establish the status quo of static trench warfare. However a series of magnificent actions at Havrincourt and Epehy paved the way for dramatic crossings of the Canal du Nord and the St Quentin Canal by early October. Both canals had been integrated into the Hindenburg Line system and their capture effectively broke the defensive capability of the system. Soon afterwards the British were attacking at Cambrai (again) and then by mid October were pursuing the Germans to the River Selle.
Detail :
British Medical Journal 9/11/1918 "Major John Morris, M.C., R.A.M.C.(T.F.), was killed in action on October 7th. He was educated at Edinburgh University, where he graduated M.B. and Ch.B. in 1904, also taking the F.R.C.S.Edin. in 1909. After acting as assistant surgeon to the Dinorwic Quarries Hospital and as house-surgeon of the Denbighshire Infirmary, lhe went into practice at Hyde, Cheshire. He joined the 6th Territorial (Stochkport) Battalion of the Cheslhire Regiment as lieutenant and medical officer on March 8th, 1912, was promoted to captain on August 1st, 1915, and subsequently to major. He received the Military Cross on January 1st, 1917."
Manchester Evening News 11 October 1918 "Major John Morris, a well-known Hyde medical practitioner, was killed on the 7th inst. Major Morris, who was married, with two children, went to France with the local Territorials in November, 1914, and with the exception of several short periods had been on the Western front ever since."
See also: Hyde War Memorial Trust.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Royal Denbigh No. 1143 E.C. | North Wales |
| Joined : | Lodge of Industry No. 361 E.C. | Cheshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
5th October 1905 | 14th December 1905 | 8th February 1906 |
Joined Lodge of Industry from Lodge No. 1143 on October 20th, 1910. Whilst he resigned from Royal Denbigh Lodge in 1915, he shows his war service and that he "died late 1918" in the contribution record of Lodge of Industry.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley