Charles Temple Morris

Colonel
Charles Temple Morris
CBE
Born (1876-01-09)9 January 1876
Lucknow, India
Died 1 June 1956(1956-06-01) (aged 80)
Kensington, England
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  British Army
 British India
Years of service 1895-1931
Rank Colonel
Commands held 5th Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment
Battles/wars North West Frontier
World War I
Awards CBE
Mentioned in despatches (3)

Colonel Charles Temple Morris CBE (9 January 1876 – 1 June 1956), was a senior officer in the British Indian Army and commander of the 5th Battalion of the 1st Punjab Regiment between 1921 and 1926.[1][2][3][4]

Early life

Charles Temple Morris was born in Lucknow, India[5] in 1876, the third son of Lieutenant-Colonel George Tomkins Morris of the Bengal Staff Corps.[1][6] He was educated in England at Bedford Modern School where, in 1894, his record for the 440 yards went unbroken for the following 62 years.[1][7]

Military career

Morris was commissioned into the 4th (Militia) battalion the West Yorkshire Regiment on 13 February 1895, then received a regular commission into the 2nd Battalion of the Green Howards 15 May 1897, later transferring to the Indian Army in 1901.[1][8][9]He served in the North West Frontier between 1897 and 1898 (medal, 2 clasps), in 1908 (medal, 1 clasp) and in 1915.[1] During the European War he saw service in Mesopotamia in 1916 where he was mentioned in despatches.[1]

Morris served again in the North West Frontier between 1919 and 1921 where he was awarded 2 clasps to his 1908 medal, mentioned in despatches twice and invested as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[1][2] He commanded the 5th Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment between 1921 and 1926[3] and retired from military service in 1931.[1][3]

Family life

In 1901 Morris married Marie Willoughby Osborne with whom he had one son.[1] He died in Kensington on 1 June 1956.[10][11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Whos Who, Men and Women of the Time, 1935". Mocavo. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/13907/page/512/data.pdf
  3. 1 2 3 "The First Punjabis". google.co.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "The British Library - India Office Select Materials - Record details". bl.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  5. ↑ India, Select Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947
  6. ↑ "Morris Family Records". google.co.uk. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  7. ↑ Bedford Modern School of the Black and Red, by A.G. Underwood (1981)
  8. ↑ London Gazette 12 February 1895
  9. ↑ London Gazette 14 May 1897
  10. ↑ Who Was Who, Published by A & C Black, online edition
  11. ↑ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966


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