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Second Lieutenant FRANCIS MORRIS

Regiment & Unit/Ship

The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

1st/5th Bn.

Date of Death

Died 11 September 1916

Age 27 years old

Buried or commemorated at

BASRA WAR CEMETERY

III. R. 1.

Iraq

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  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Son of Robert and Maria Morris, of Five Oaks, Billinghurst, Sussex. Enlisted at Victoria, British Columbia, in Sept., 1914. Served in France and Flanders with 16th Bn. Canadian Scottish from Feb. to Oct., 1915, prior to receiving a commission in the 1st/5th Bn. The Queen'S.
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Buried or commemorated at

BASRA WAR CEMETERY
Iraq
Number of casualties: 3071
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