Name
George Tod Morris
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
11/04/1917
23
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Lieutenant
Royal Flying Corps
59th Squadron, also 1st/1st Ayrshire Royal Horse Artillery
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Not Yet Researched
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ORCHARD DUMP CEMETERY, ARLEUX-EN-GOHELLE
III. C. 10.
France
UK & Other Memorials
Haileybury College Cloister Wall Memorial, Hertford Heath
Pre War
Born on 7 Apr 1894 in Ayr son of James Archibald and Elizabeth (Forgan) Morris of Savoy Croft, Ayr. Educated at Haileybury College 1908-11. Obtained a commission as 2nd Lieutenant in the Ayrshire Royal Horse Artillery on 7 Mar 1913. He was unmarried.
Wartime Service
He was promoted to Lieutenant on 22 Mar 1915. He was an instructor in signalling, telephoning, map-reading and dispatch riding. The battery was sent to Egypt in Feb 1916 and took part in the desert advance into Palestine. He joined the Royal Flying Corps on 10 Aug 1916 and obtained his wings on 16 Dec. He returned to England and then entered France with the Expeditionary Force on 21 Mar 1917. He was listed as missing believed killed after fighting at Arras.
Acknowledgments
Malcolm Lennox, Karen Smith - Acting Director of External Relations www.haileybury.com/honour
