South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project
The Fallen Men of Warwickshire - World War One |
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Military History |
| Theatre of War in Which Died | WW1 Campaign Medals | Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial |
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| France & Flanders | 1914 Star, British War & Victory Medals | Meteren Isolated Grave |
| First Arrived in a War Theatre | Bravery & Conduct Medals | Warwickshire War Memorials |
| 23 Aug 1914 in Boulogne, France | ~ | Pailton War Memorial |
| Action, Battle or Other Reason Died | Date and Place Commissioned | Other War Memorials |
| Battle of Messines | 26th September 1906 as 2nd Lt | Royal Memorial Chapel, Sandhurst |
| Winchester College Memorial | ||
| Place of Death | Previous Regiments or Units | Elford War Memorial |
| near Meteren | ~ | Stubbington House School |
Service History
- 26 Sep 1906 - Commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant in 3rd Battalion, Royal Lancaster Regiment
- 12 Apr 1911 - Promoted to Lieutenant in Royal Lancaster Regiment
Circumstances of Death
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Anthony is listed as being killed in action on 13th October 1914 in Meteren. The 1st Battalion war diary entries for the period 12th to 14th October are transcribed below. Hazebrouk – 12 Oct 1914: On train via Amiens, Boulogne, Calais to Hazebrouck where we arrived at 9pm. Cleared out of train & went into billets in town at 11pm. 10th & 11th Brigades already arrived and in outposts to N & E of town. 6th Division on our right. 12th Brigade in reserved in Hazebrouck. Hazebrouk – Meteren - 13 Oct 1914: At 9am 4th Division marched eastward in 2 Columns. 12th Inf Bde & 32nd Battalion R F A formed right column, VI Division is on our right. Brigade marched to Rouge Croix, the enemy, reported by Cavalry, to be holding Meteren. Brigade attacked the village – 400 yards each side of R Croix – Les Ormes – Meteren road. King’s Own and Essex Regt in front lines, Lancs Fusiliers & Inniskilling in 2nd line. King’s Own allotted front 400 yards on right of road. Reached outskirts of Meteren about 2pm. Heavy artillery? and rifle fire opened us from village. Enemy had excellent field of fire. About 4pm we were shelled at close range by 9” just south of village. There was a long gap between our right & VI Division, Lancs Fus were sent to fill in the gap but at nightfall they had not reached position. After dark King’s Own Regt started to entrench and at 9pm Lancs Fus marched into village & found enemy to have evacuated it. King’s Own stayed in trenches all night.
Casualties: Lt Morris, 2/Lt Walsh? & 44 men killed. Lt’s Matthews & Bridger? & 32 men wounded. 15 men missing. Meteren - 14 Oct 1914: 11th Brigade advanced towards Nieppe. 12th Brigade advanced towards Bailleul & went into billets. |
| Personal & Family History |
| Birth Date/Place | Baptism Date/Place |
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| 19 May 1887 in Elford, Staffs | 26 Jun 1897 in Elford, Staffs |
| Parents Names | Abode |
| Frederic Arthur Morris Esq and Cunitie Morris | Pailton House, Rugby |
| Schools | Colleges |
| Stubbington House School, Hants | Sandhurst Military College |
| Winchester College 1901 to 1903 | |
| Address History | Employment History |
| 1887 - Elford, Lichfield, Staffs | 1892 - Scholar |
| 1891 - 32 Addison Mansions, Hammersmith | 1901 - Student at Winchester College |
| 1901 - 1 Compton Road, Winchester | 1906 - Cadet at Sandhurst Military College |
| 1911 - Army Barracks, Jersey, Channel Islands | 1907 - 2nd Lt in Royal Lancaster Regiment |
| 1914 - Dover Castle Barracks, Dover, Kent | 1911 - Lt in Royal Lancaster Regiment |
| 1914 - Pailton House, Rugby | 1914 - Lt in Royal Lancaster Regiment |
Photograph Courtesy of Winchester College.
