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Son of Samuel and Jane Morris, of 37, Hillside Terrace, Wattstown, Wales.
Digital gallery of Lieutenant William John Morris
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant William John Morris
Photo courtesy of
Wilf Schofield, England
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant William John Morris
"DIED OF WOUNDS."
Whilst leading his company during operations on 15th September, 1916 and having reached the enemy's front line he was wounded in the stomach by shrapnel. He was given immediate attention and taken to No. 30 Casualty Clearing Station where he died the next day.
Contributed by E.Edwards www.18thbattalioncef.wordpress.com
Digital gallery of
Lieutenant William John Morris
In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
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Photo courtesy of Wilf Schofield, England
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"DIED OF WOUNDS." Whilst leading his company during operations on 15th September, 1916 and having reached the enemy's front line he was wounded in the stomach by shrapnel. He was given immediate attention and taken to No. 30 Casualty Clearing Station where he died the next day. Contributed by E.Edwards www.18thbattalioncef.wordpress.com
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In memory of the men and women of London, Ontario (and area) who went to war and did not come home. Remembered on the pages of the World War One issues of the London Advertiser. Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
In the Books of Remembrance
Commemorated on:
Page 138 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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HEILLY STATION CEMETERY, MERICOURT-L'ABBE Somme, France
Mericourt-l'Abbe is a village approximately 19 kilometres north-east of Amiens and 10 kilometres south-west of Albert. HEILLY STATION CEMETERY is about 2 kilometres south-west of Mericourt-l'Abbe, on the south side of the road to Corbie.
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