Personal Profile

Gnr. Morris, Harry

Gunner

Date of Birth: 15/8/1897, Newport, Mon
Occupation: Clerk
Employer: Swansea Local Education Authority
Enlisted - Date: 1915

Personal Details

WORKING NOTES

Born 15/8/1897, Newport, Mon. Parents - Roger & Elizabeth

Bapt - 2 Sep 1897, St Marks, Newport. Add-30 Castle St, Swansea. . Dads occ- Manager Shop

1901 -

1910 - Adm Municipal Secondary School 6/9/1910. Add- 85 Woodfield Rd fr Morriston Cl? School.

1911 - 85 Woodfield St, Morriston. 13yo. School. W parents (Dad- Retired retail mngr) & younger brother

1914 - 14/4/14, left Mun Sec, Occupation on Leaving - Junior Clerk in Local Educn Authority's Office

1921 - 85 Woodfield St, Morriston. 23y10m. Occ-Education Official, Swansea Local Education Auth, Dynevor Pl. W parents & younger bro

19 - Married

1939 - 10 Penyr Heol Dr, Swansea. DOB 15/8/1897. Occ- Local Government Education Official. W wife, Violet & redacted

19 - Died aged

Address:
85 Woodfield St
Morriston (CENS)

Military Service

No SR, no service number

Likely enlisted 1915

July 1915 - Municipal Secondary Sch ROH - Private Harry Morris. 1st Welsh Howitzers.... Left 1914 Not in April 1915 list

31 Dec 1915 - Morriston ROH - Woodfield Street - Gunner Harry Morris, 1/3rd Welsh RFA

St Davids Church, Woodfield St, Morriston ROH

Explanation Of Abbreviations

Awards

  • 14/15 – 1914/15 Star
  • BWM – British War Medal
  • VIC – Victory Medal
  • SWB – Silver War Badge
  • TFEM – Territorial Force (1908-1921)
  • TEM – Territorial Efficiency Medal (1921-1930)
  • TFWM – Territorial Force War Medal

Gallantry

  • MID – Mention In Dispatches
  • LG – London Gazette
  • MM – Military Medal
  • DCM – Distinguished Conduct Medal

Sources

  • ROLL – Medal Roll for British War Medal and Victory Medal (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • MIC – Medal Index Cards (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • SR – Service Record (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • SR-F – Service Record (FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • SR-NA – Service Record (National Archives) – officers
  • COMM – Commission letters (National Library of Wales)
  • SWB – Silver War Badge Records (Ancestry.co.uk)
  • PENS – Pension Records (Western Front Association/Fold3)
  • CWGC – Commonwealth War Grave Commission
  • RAA – Royal Artillery Attestations 1883 -1942 (FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • NEWS – Newspapers
  • CENS – Census Records (Ancestry.co.uk & FindMyPast.co.uk)
  • BFB – Briton Ferry Boys at the Front Fund Committee Records (swansea.gov.uk)
  • FAM – Family Records
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