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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