The Morris Brothers of Hayfield Road Oxford
Postcards, letters and correspondence from Arthur Morris; Service records of Arthur, Frank and Charlie Morris, photographs and official documentation.
My uncle, Arthur Morris, was called up in 1918 and joined the 2nd Battalion, Northamptonshire Regiment. He was sickly and had to be sent home because he had his appendix out, but was then sent back. He was killed on 25th April 1918 and is buried at Crouy British Cemetery at Crouy-sur-Somme.
He had two brothers who survived the war, Charles and Frank, who served in the Queen's Own Oxford Hussars (Horse Company). Frank saved a comrade who visited him every year afterwards.
All the postcards, letters and documents were kept by my aunt Elsie and left to me.
Medical
Letters from Arthurs Morris
Letter
Arthur Morris
A collection of letters sent by Arthur Morris mostly to his sister Elsie
Remembrance
Death notice and condolences on death of Arthur Morris
Multiple
Charles and Frank Morris
Records and photographs of Charles and Frank Morris
Framed memorial scroll for my uncle Arthur Morris, framed and accompanying letter from the King attached to reverse
Official document
Memorial scroll for my uncle, Arthur Morris
Trench Life
Postcards from Arthur Morris
Postcards from Arthur Morris to his sister Elsie, one with a picture of Hayfield Road in Oxford, others field postcard.
CONTRIBUTOR
Madelaine Morris-Penn
DATE
1918
LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
56
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
PROGRESS
METADATA
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