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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 42 Entries

ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links
6917	MORRIS, Alfred	1880	ENG, , Paddington	Jul 1895 : Laurentian	CAN	Waifs & Strays
22529	MORRIS, Alfred George	1908	ENG,	Jul 1923 : Caronia	CAN	Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)
23664	MORRIS, Amy	1875	ENG,	Jun 1888 : Sarmatian	CAN	Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge
26555	MORRIS, Charles H	1896	ENG,	Mar 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
5137	MORRIS, Douglas C	1918	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	May 1930 : Newfoundland	CAN	Middlemore
3655	MORRIS, Edith	1901	ENG,	Jun 1910 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
11234	MORRIS, Edward	1888	ENG,	Sep 1899 : Arawa	CAN	Barnardos
15752	MORRIS, Edward	1899	ENG,	Jul 1912 : Corsican	CAN	Catholic Emigration Society
24849	MORRIS, Edward	1896		Mar 1910 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
15488	MORRIS, Eliza	1860	ENG,	May 1873 : Sarmatian	CAN	Maria Rye
4458	MORRIS, Elsie	1897	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	May 1908 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
22871	MORRIS, Ernest	1894	ENG,	May 1905 : Southwark	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
11851	MORRIS, Evelyn	1899	ENG, , West Bromwich	Jun 1909 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
13716	MORRIS, Fanny	1887	ENG,	Sep 1891 : Circassian	CAN	Maria Rye
6515	MORRIS, Florence	1896	ENG,	Jun 1909 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
8594	MORRIS, Florence	1892	ENG, LDN, London	Jul 1902 : New England	CAN	Barnardos
16258	MORRIS, Francis	1872	ENG,	Jun 1884 : Polynesian	CAN	Catholic Protection Society
22703	MORRIS, Fred	1890	ENG,	Apr 1908 : Lake Champlain	CAN	Fegan Homes for Boys
12383	MORRIS, George	1893	ENG,	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
17982	MORRIS, George	1884	ENG,	Mar 1901 : Tunisian	CAN	Barnardos
26169	MORRIS, George	1893	ENG,	Mar 1903 : Canada	CAN	Barnardos
27159	MORRIS, Gordon			Jul 1930 : Balranald	AUS	Barnardos
4457	MORRIS, Harold	1899	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	May 1908 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
20776	MORRIS, Henry		ENG,	May 1892 : Sardinian	CAN	Rev. William J. Pady
4459	MORRIS, Herbert	1895	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	May 1908 : Carthaginian	CAN	Middlemore
21437	MORRIS, Herbert John	1892		Apr 1905 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
21046	MORRIS, J	1881	ENG,	Apr 1898 : Labrador	CAN	Barnardos
5224	MORRIS, John	1925	ENG, WAR, Birmingham	Sep 1935 : Duchess of Atholl	CAN	Fairbridge Homes
20061	MORRIS, John	1875	ENG,	Jun 1886 : Lake Superior	CAN	Barnardos
8142	MORRIS, John William	1915	ENG, , BIrmingham	Jul 1928 : Newfoundland	CAN	Middlemore
19083	MORRIS, Lilian Gladys	1899	ENG,	Sep 1912 : Sicilian	CAN	Barnardos
22104	MORRIS, Luke	1890	ENG,	Oct 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
9453	MORRIS, Percy	1891	ENG,	Oct 1903 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
18079	MORRIS, Peter	1884	ENG,	Jun 1907 : Tunisian	CAN	Catholic Emigration Association
23884	MORRIS, Richard Leece	1897	ENG, NBL, Tynemouth	Mar 1913 : Corinthian	CAN	Barnardos
22439	MORRIS, Sidney	1907	ENG,	May 1922 : Montcalm	CAN	Catholic Childrens Emigration Service of London
5674	MORRIS, William	1898	IRL,	May 1911 : Tunisian	CAN	Louisa Birt
7151	MORRIS, William	1857	ENG,	Aug 1871 : Prussian	CAN	MacPherson Homes
14381	MORRIS, William	1882	ENG,	1895 : - Unknown -	CAN	Bristol Emigration Society
21436	MORRIS, William	1893		Apr 1905 : Kensington	CAN	Barnardos
24591	MORRIS, William	1896		Jun 1906 : Dominion	CAN	Barnardos
7886	MORRIS, William Edward		ENG, , Trecastle	May 1931 : Laurentic	CAN	Waifs & Strays
ID	Name	DOB	Place of birth	Arrivals & Ships	Dest.	Agency	Family links

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