Private 13590 Walter MORRIS

South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One

Private 13590 Walter MORRIS - 7th Battalion, Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry

Killed in Action on Monday, March 18th 1918 aged 25

Military History


Theatre of War	Medals	Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
Salonika	1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals	Karasouli Military Cemetery

Arrived in Theatre	Medal Citation (if app)	SWFHS Area Memorials
21 Sep 1915	~	Stoneleigh

Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed	Date and Place Enlisted	Other War Memorials
Local actions during the Salonika Campaign	August 1914 at Rugby

Place of Death	Previous Regiments or Units
Salonika	~

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)

Walter is listed as being killed in action on 18 Mar 1918. The Light Bobs website records little activity in March 1918 - "During this month the Battalion had two tours in the front line, with rest intervals at Smol Hill. Early in the month Major G. B. Martin, M.C., assumed the duties of second in command when Major C. Wheeler, D.S.O., went home on leave. On the 22nd and 23rd March a terrific blizzard swept over the camp, blowing down tents and creating general havoc".

The Stoneleigh History Society refer to a war diary extract which stated: "March 18th was "a quiet day" and that there had been persistent light shelling". It is likely that Walter was killed during the shelling.

Personal & Family History

Birth Date/Place	Baptism Date/Place
Jul Qtr 1892 at Stoneleigh	1 Sep 1892 at Stoneleigh

Parents Names	Abode
Joseph and Elizabeth Morris	Co-operative Stores, Stoneleigh

Schools	Colleges
Stoneleigh School	~

Address History	Employment History
1892 - Stoneleigh	1911 - Driller at Motor Works
1901 - 8 Coventry Road, Stoneleigh
1911 - Co-operative Stores, Stoneleigh
1918 - Co-operative Stores, Stoneleigh

Twin brother Albert served in and survived the war.

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