George Mortimer Morris
Brigadier General George Mortimer Morris CB DSO (1871–1954) was a senior British Indian Army officer during the First World War.
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Born | 22 August 1871 |
Died | 24 April 1954 Litton Cheney, Dorset |
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Years of service | 1890–1919 |
Rank | Brigadier General |
Unit | Devonshire Regiment |
Commands held | 8th Gurkha Rifles 55th Indian Brigade |
Battles/wars | First World War |
Awards | CB, DSO |
Biography
Born on 22 August 1871, George Mortimer Morris was educated at Bedford School. He received his first commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Devonshire Regiment in 1890, and was promoted to the rank of Captain in the British Indian Army in 1901. He served in Mesopotamia during the First World War, between 1914 and 1918, where he was Commander of the 55th Indian Brigade.[1]
Brigadier General George Mortimer Morris was appointed a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order in 1917, and as a Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1919.[2] He died in Litton Cheney, Dorset, on 24 April 1954, aged 86.[3]
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References
- "Who's Who". ukwhoswho.com.
- https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29990/supplement/2720/data.pdf
- Obituary, The Times, 26 April 1954, p.8
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