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Record #23884

Name :: : Richard Leece MORRIS (1897 - 1918)
aka : Private Morris
Father: :
Mother: :

BMD and other details

Date of Birth: : 16 Feb 1897
Marriage (1): :
Marriage (2): :
Date of Death: : 27 Aug 1918 Notes : Killed in Action

Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Northumberland, Tynemouth

Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialFrance, Guemappe

Sailing Information

Date of Arrival: : 30 Mar 1913
Country: : Canada
Ship: : Corinthian
Placement Family: :

Homes / Agencys

Institution (GB): : Barnardo Homes
Agency: : Barnardos

NotesThe following records have been discerned for Private Richard Leece Morris. Listed among those on Barnardo Homes 'Faithful Unto Death' report of the 677 boys who gave their lives in World War One. Richard is not listed on Library of Canada Archives, another boy named Reginald on the same ship is logged for Canadian entry. Original shipping records confirm his name upon leaving England, and confirm that he was with Barnardo Homes.

England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
Name: Richard Leece Morris
Date of Registration: Jan-Feb-Mar 1898
Registration District: Tynemouth
Inferred County: Northumberland
Volume: 10b
Page: 219

1901 English Census records place the family of Georgina and Richard L Morris in Wallsend, Northumberland, England. In residence were children Christina (13), Hilda (8), Richard (3) and Eleanor (2). Richard was a Ship Plater by trade.

1911 English Census records place the family of Georgina and Richard Leece Morris at 148 Neptune Road, Wallsend, Northumberland, England. In residence were their children Richard (13), Edwin (9), John Thomas (7) and Stanley (5). Richard was a Shipyard Plater by trade.

UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
Name: R L Morris
Gender: Male
Age: 15
Birth Date: abt 1898
Departure Date: 13 Mar 1913
Port of Departure: London, England
Destination Port: St John, New Brunswick, Canada
Ship Name: Corinthian
Shipping Line: Allan Line
Official Number: 111257
Master: R Bamber
Additional Information: Listed as 'Barnardos' Party'.

Attestation papers were signed 21 Oct 1915 in Lindsay, Ontario. Richard Leece Morris was born 16 Feb 1897 in Newcastle on Tyne, England. He was a Farmer by trade. His Next of Kin was hard to read due to being crossed out, it states it was his Father who lived at 1558 Walker Road at Newcastle on Tyne, England. 5'5" in height with brown hair and eyes, he had a scar on his left leg and foot. His religion was listed as Church of England.

Commonwealth War Graves Registers and Circumstances of Casualty state that Richard was Killed in Action when hit by enemy machine gun fire east of Guemappe, Nord Pas de Calais, France. His Next of Kin was listed as R. L. Morris of 1558 Walker Road Newcastle on Tyne, and then a correction was made for Miss Hilda Morris c/o Mrs. Graham of 7 Bryson Road, Edinburgh, Scotland. He was buried in Vis-en-Artois British Cemetery, Haucourt, Nord Pas de Calais, France. Plot: II. A. 17.

Find A Grave Memorial# 56663373

ContributorsCreated : 2014-02-10 14:00:14 / From original database

Last Updated : 2014-02-10 14:02:13 /

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Surnames starting with: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 30 Entries

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ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
3127	ACKERMAN, Charles	1904	ENG,	Oct 1913 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
18027	ADAMS, Albert	1894	ENG,	May 1911 : Corinthian	CAN	Unknown
9872	ADAMSON, James Balfour	1892	SCT, LKS, Glasgow	May 1905 : Corinthian	CAN	Quarriers
22565	ADSHEAD, John William	1901	ENG,	Apr 1912 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
22935	AIRD, Albert	1904	ENG,	Sep 1914 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
9729	AITCHISON, Isabella	1900	ENG, NBL, Newcastle Upon Tyne	Jul 1914 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
10026	AITCHISON, Margaret	1903	ENG, NBL, Newcastle Upon Tyne	Jul 1914 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
23736	ALDERSON, Florence	1898	ENG,	Mar 1913 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
22577	ALDERSON, Lillie	1901	ENG,	Mar 1913 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
16539	ALDRED, Albert	1904	ENG, SRY, Balham	Apr 1912 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
10892	ALDRIDGE, Rose	1902	ENG,	Sep 1914 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
21339	ALESIA, Frances Elizabeth	1897	ENG, NBL, Newcastle upon Tyne	Jun 1913 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
3916	ALEXANDER, Agnes Barbour	1888	SCT, , Coatbridge	Aug 1906 : Corinthian	CAN	Quarriers
3917	ALEXANDER, Janet Murray	1896	SCT, LKS, Glasgow	Jun 1906 : Corinthian	CAN	Quarriers
3915	ALEXANDER, Mary Eliza	1897	SCT, , Coatbridge	Jul 1905 : Corinthian	CAN	Quarriers
3918	ALEXANDER, Sarah Stewart	1890	SCT, , Coatbridge	Jun 1906 : Corinthian	CAN	Quarriers
10689	ALLCORN, Frank Noel	1901	ENG, LND, Hampstead	Oct 1911 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
6257	ALLCORN, Laurence Stanley	1903	ENG, LND, Hampstead	Apr 1912 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
6444	ALLEN, Frederick John	1901	ENG,	Jul 1914 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
13347	ALLISON, George	1889	SCT,	May 1905 : Corinthian	CAN	Quarriers
20710	ALLWORTH, Winnifred	1903	ENG,	Oct 1913 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
8814	ALLWRIGHT, William Ernest	1903	ENG, LND, Islington	Jul 1914 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
23767	AMBROSE, Mary E	1902	ENG,	Apr 1912 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
6259	AMEY, Elizabeth	1904	ENG, LDN, London	Oct 1913 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
7362	ANGOLD, Dorothy May	1900	ENG, LND, Hackney	Mar 1913 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
13294	ANGUS, Agnes Crawford	1892	ENG, YKS, Ecclesall Bierlow	Jul 1905 : Corinthian	CAN	Quarriers
13293	ANGUS, Jennie Anderson	1893	ENG, YKS, Ecclesall Bierlow	Jul 1905 : Corinthian	CAN	Quarriers
13295	ANGUS, Margaret	1893	SCT, LKS, Glasgow	Jul 1905 : Corinthian	CAN	Quarriers
20651	ANKETT, Fanny	1901	ENG,	Oct 1913 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
20630	ANSELL, Dorothy	1903	ENG,	Oct 1913 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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