Private 3357 John Reginald Morris

Regiment/Unit: King's (Liverpool Regiment) - 1st/10th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 11/03/1915

Age at death: 30
Date of death: 16th of June 1915 (Wednesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 4 and 6.

BMD details:
Birth registered Q4/1884, Prescot, Volume 8b, Page 749

Family details:
Son of William and Margery Ellen Morris, of Ellesmere House, Denton's Green, St. Helens, Lancs.

Census details:
1891 - 6 years old school boy John R is living at 4 and 6 Church Street (shop), St Helens with parents William (grocer and spirit merchant 44), Margery Ellen (36) and four siblings: Ann (10), William Sickle Morris (5), Emma Gertrude (4), Margery Ellen (10 mths). Servant Mary McManes (23) is also at the address. 1901 Census - The Morris family lived at 10, Cowley Hill Lane, St Helens. William Morris, aged 54, was a Corn Traveller and lived with his wife, shown as Margery Esther (sic), aged 44 and children John Reginald (16, a Works Chemists Assistant), Emma Gertrude (14), Margery Ellen (10) and Gordon Gilbert Morris, aged 4. 1911 - Sees 26 years old 'Chemist (Alkali Work's)' John R still single and living at 33, Vincent Street, St Helens.

[popup=http://www.prescot-rollofhonour.info/casualty-237-John_Reginald_Morris.html]Service details on Prescot Roll of Honour[/popup] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Morris_Reg_2.jpg[/pic][caption]News Article & Photo from the St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser Images courtesy of Ste M. [pic]imgs/sppics/JR_Morris_KLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private John Reginald Morris on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Photographs courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]