Lieutenant Morrison served with the 24th Bn. The London Regiment.[The Queen's]
He was Mentioned in Despatches.
He was 26 and the son of William and Priscilla H. W. Morrison, of Underhills, Reigate, Surrey. He is commemorated at Reigate Cemetery.
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1/24th (County of London) Battalion (The Queen's).
Killed in action on the 26th of May 1915, aged 26.
William Henry Stanley Morrison was born at Strathearn,
Trewsbury Road, Sydenham on the 27th of February 1889,
the youngest son of William Morrison, a commercial
traveller for a confectioners, and Priscilla Harrison Waters
(née Stewart) Morrison of Stonifers, Reigate in Surrey.
He was educated at Mill Hill School from September 1902
to December 1905 where he was in School House. He
worked firstly as a clerk at the Atlas Assurance Company
Limited and later as an insurance inspector for Howson F.
Devitt Esq. at Lloyd's.
On the 18th of February 1911, Wiliam applied for a
commission in the 24th (County of London) Battalion (The
Queen's) and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the
battalion on the 1st of March 1911. At a medical examination
it was recorded that he was five feet 11 inches tall. He was
promoted to Lieutenant on the 18th of February 1913.
William was mobilised for war service on the 5th of August
1914 and embarked for France with his battalion on the
15th of March 1915, landing at Le Havre the following day.
At 5.30pm on the 25th of May 1915, the 1/24th (County of
London) Battalion (The Queen's) took over trenches to the
north of Givenchy. They were to attack German positions
known as the S Bend and were to capture and hold points
'I4' and 'J7'.
At 6.30pm, following a short artillery barrage, the Londoners
moved forward to the attack with A Company taking the
lead and capturing its objective with few casualties. Half an
hour later the support companies, who came under heavy
rifle fire during their crossing of no man's land, had joined
them and began consolidating the captured position. During
this time there was a sustained bombing fight on their right
flank during which Private Lionel James Keyworth of the
battalion won the Victoria Cross for his courage in driving
back the attacking Germans.
The captured trench was held during the night and all the
next day, during which time the battalion was under heavy
shell and rifle fire. The battalion was relieved by the 1/20th
(County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich)
at 8pm on the evening of the 26th of May, having suffered
casualties of five officers killed with three wounded and
-400 other ranks killed, wounded or missing.
William was mentioned in Field Marshall Sir John French's
despatches of the 30th of November 1915.
His Colonel wrote: "Morrison behaved with the greatest
gallantry after the assault had succeeded. Carrying bombs
and directing his men in the same work. He was killed on
the spot. The fighting was of a very desperate character. His
behaviour was simply splendid, and it was an achievement
of which any regiment could be more than proud."
William is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial,
Panels 45 and 46
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He was Mentioned in Despatches.
He was 26 and the son of William and Priscilla H. W. Morrison, of Underhills, Reigate, Surrey. He is commemorated at Reigate Cemetery.
__________
1/24th (County of London) Battalion (The Queen's).
Killed in action on the 26th of May 1915, aged 26.
William Henry Stanley Morrison was born at Strathearn,
Trewsbury Road, Sydenham on the 27th of February 1889,
the youngest son of William Morrison, a commercial
traveller for a confectioners, and Priscilla Harrison Waters
(née Stewart) Morrison of Stonifers, Reigate in Surrey.
He was educated at Mill Hill School from September 1902
to December 1905 where he was in School House. He
worked firstly as a clerk at the Atlas Assurance Company
Limited and later as an insurance inspector for Howson F.
Devitt Esq. at Lloyd's.
On the 18th of February 1911, Wiliam applied for a
commission in the 24th (County of London) Battalion (The
Queen's) and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the
battalion on the 1st of March 1911. At a medical examination
it was recorded that he was five feet 11 inches tall. He was
promoted to Lieutenant on the 18th of February 1913.
William was mobilised for war service on the 5th of August
1914 and embarked for France with his battalion on the
15th of March 1915, landing at Le Havre the following day.
At 5.30pm on the 25th of May 1915, the 1/24th (County of
London) Battalion (The Queen's) took over trenches to the
north of Givenchy. They were to attack German positions
known as the S Bend and were to capture and hold points
'I4' and 'J7'.
At 6.30pm, following a short artillery barrage, the Londoners
moved forward to the attack with A Company taking the
lead and capturing its objective with few casualties. Half an
hour later the support companies, who came under heavy
rifle fire during their crossing of no man's land, had joined
them and began consolidating the captured position. During
this time there was a sustained bombing fight on their right
flank during which Private Lionel James Keyworth of the
battalion won the Victoria Cross for his courage in driving
back the attacking Germans.
The captured trench was held during the night and all the
next day, during which time the battalion was under heavy
shell and rifle fire. The battalion was relieved by the 1/20th
(County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich)
at 8pm on the evening of the 26th of May, having suffered
casualties of five officers killed with three wounded and
-400 other ranks killed, wounded or missing.
William was mentioned in Field Marshall Sir John French's
despatches of the 30th of November 1915.
His Colonel wrote: "Morrison behaved with the greatest
gallantry after the assault had succeeded. Carrying bombs
and directing his men in the same work. He was killed on
the spot. The fighting was of a very desperate character. His
behaviour was simply splendid, and it was an achievement
of which any regiment could be more than proud."
William is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial,
Panels 45 and 46
https://assets.lloyds.com/assets/ww1booklet20141111/1/WW1booklet20141111.pdf
Lieutenant Morrison served with the 24th Bn. The London Regiment.[The Queen's]
He was Mentioned in Despatches.
He was 26 and the son of William and Priscilla H. W. Morrison, of Underhills, Reigate, Surrey. He is commemorated at Reigate Cemetery.
__________
1/24th (County of London) Battalion (The Queen's).
Killed in action on the 26th of May 1915, aged 26.
William Henry Stanley Morrison was born at Strathearn,
Trewsbury Road, Sydenham on the 27th of February 1889,
the youngest son of William Morrison, a commercial
traveller for a confectioners, and Priscilla Harrison Waters
(née Stewart) Morrison of Stonifers, Reigate in Surrey.
He was educated at Mill Hill School from September 1902
to December 1905 where he was in School House. He
worked firstly as a clerk at the Atlas Assurance Company
Limited and later as an insurance inspector for Howson F.
Devitt Esq. at Lloyd's.
On the 18th of February 1911, Wiliam applied for a
commission in the 24th (County of London) Battalion (The
Queen's) and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the
battalion on the 1st of March 1911. At a medical examination
it was recorded that he was five feet 11 inches tall. He was
promoted to Lieutenant on the 18th of February 1913.
William was mobilised for war service on the 5th of August
1914 and embarked for France with his battalion on the
15th of March 1915, landing at Le Havre the following day.
At 5.30pm on the 25th of May 1915, the 1/24th (County of
London) Battalion (The Queen's) took over trenches to the
north of Givenchy. They were to attack German positions
known as the S Bend and were to capture and hold points
'I4' and 'J7'.
At 6.30pm, following a short artillery barrage, the Londoners
moved forward to the attack with A Company taking the
lead and capturing its objective with few casualties. Half an
hour later the support companies, who came under heavy
rifle fire during their crossing of no man's land, had joined
them and began consolidating the captured position. During
this time there was a sustained bombing fight on their right
flank during which Private Lionel James Keyworth of the
battalion won the Victoria Cross for his courage in driving
back the attacking Germans.
The captured trench was held during the night and all the
next day, during which time the battalion was under heavy
shell and rifle fire. The battalion was relieved by the 1/20th
(County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich)
at 8pm on the evening of the 26th of May, having suffered
casualties of five officers killed with three wounded and
-400 other ranks killed, wounded or missing.
William was mentioned in Field Marshall Sir John French's
despatches of the 30th of November 1915.
His Colonel wrote: "Morrison behaved with the greatest
gallantry after the assault had succeeded. Carrying bombs
and directing his men in the same work. He was killed on
the spot. The fighting was of a very desperate character. His
behaviour was simply splendid, and it was an achievement
of which any regiment could be more than proud."
William is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial,
Panels 45 and 46
https://assets.lloyds.com/assets/ww1booklet20141111/1/WW1booklet20141111.pdf
He was Mentioned in Despatches.
He was 26 and the son of William and Priscilla H. W. Morrison, of Underhills, Reigate, Surrey. He is commemorated at Reigate Cemetery.
__________
1/24th (County of London) Battalion (The Queen's).
Killed in action on the 26th of May 1915, aged 26.
William Henry Stanley Morrison was born at Strathearn,
Trewsbury Road, Sydenham on the 27th of February 1889,
the youngest son of William Morrison, a commercial
traveller for a confectioners, and Priscilla Harrison Waters
(née Stewart) Morrison of Stonifers, Reigate in Surrey.
He was educated at Mill Hill School from September 1902
to December 1905 where he was in School House. He
worked firstly as a clerk at the Atlas Assurance Company
Limited and later as an insurance inspector for Howson F.
Devitt Esq. at Lloyd's.
On the 18th of February 1911, Wiliam applied for a
commission in the 24th (County of London) Battalion (The
Queen's) and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the
battalion on the 1st of March 1911. At a medical examination
it was recorded that he was five feet 11 inches tall. He was
promoted to Lieutenant on the 18th of February 1913.
William was mobilised for war service on the 5th of August
1914 and embarked for France with his battalion on the
15th of March 1915, landing at Le Havre the following day.
At 5.30pm on the 25th of May 1915, the 1/24th (County of
London) Battalion (The Queen's) took over trenches to the
north of Givenchy. They were to attack German positions
known as the S Bend and were to capture and hold points
'I4' and 'J7'.
At 6.30pm, following a short artillery barrage, the Londoners
moved forward to the attack with A Company taking the
lead and capturing its objective with few casualties. Half an
hour later the support companies, who came under heavy
rifle fire during their crossing of no man's land, had joined
them and began consolidating the captured position. During
this time there was a sustained bombing fight on their right
flank during which Private Lionel James Keyworth of the
battalion won the Victoria Cross for his courage in driving
back the attacking Germans.
The captured trench was held during the night and all the
next day, during which time the battalion was under heavy
shell and rifle fire. The battalion was relieved by the 1/20th
(County of London) Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich)
at 8pm on the evening of the 26th of May, having suffered
casualties of five officers killed with three wounded and
-400 other ranks killed, wounded or missing.
William was mentioned in Field Marshall Sir John French's
despatches of the 30th of November 1915.
His Colonel wrote: "Morrison behaved with the greatest
gallantry after the assault had succeeded. Carrying bombs
and directing his men in the same work. He was killed on
the spot. The fighting was of a very desperate character. His
behaviour was simply splendid, and it was an achievement
of which any regiment could be more than proud."
William is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial,
Panels 45 and 46
https://assets.lloyds.com/assets/ww1booklet20141111/1/WW1booklet20141111.pdf
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