Francis William (Frank) Morris
Memorial: Tortworth - St Leonard's Church
Regiment: Royal Berkshire Regiment
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private (Service No. 20382) Formerly No.25097
Parents: Henry and Amelia (Nee Mann) Morris
Marital status: Married
Home address: 134 St Luke’s Road, Bedminster, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Unknown
Date of birth: 1887
Place of birth: Wotton Under Edge
Date of death: 21/12/1916
Buried/Commemorated at: Thiepval Memorial (Pier and Face 11 D.)
Age: 29
Further information:
On the 1901 Census, the family lived at Avening Green, Tortworth. At the time of the Census, Frank (Francis) had 6 brothers and sisters. His mother died in 1909, and his father married again in 1910.
Frank married Ann Elizabeth Barton, 2nd Quarter 1911 Thornbury District. Ann was born in Tortworth and on the 1911 Census was living in Tortworth/Falfield (her father was a Lawyer). I have not found a conclusive match for Frank on the 1911 Census. The Bedminster address is recorded as his wife’s contact address on the Pension Card (dated 1917).
Frank served with the 2nd/4th Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment and was Killed in Action on 21/12/1916.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
MilitaryImages.net and Forces War Records.
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Findmypast (Soldiers Died during the Great War, 1901 & 1911 Census etc), Volunteer Researcher John Davis.