Charles Temple Morris
Charles Temple Morris | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 January 1876 Lucknow, India |
| Died | 1 June 1956 (aged 80) Kensington, England |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
| Service |  British Army British India |
| Years of service | 1895-1931 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands | 5th Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment |
| Battles / wars | North West Frontier World War I |
| Awards | CBE Mentioned in despatches (3) |
Colonel Charles Temple Morris CBE (9 January 1876 – 1 June 1956), was a senior officer in the British Indian Army and commander of the 5th Battalion of the 1st Punjab Regiment between 1921 and 1926.[1][2][3][4]
Early life
[edit]Charles Temple Morris was born in Lucknow, India[5] in 1876, the third son of Lieutenant-Colonel George Tomkins Morris of the Bengal Staff Corps.[1] He was educated in England at Bedford Modern School where, in 1894, his record for the 440 yards went unbroken for the following 62 years.[1][6]
Military career
[edit]Morris was commissioned into the 4th (Militia) battalion the West Yorkshire Regiment on 13 February 1895, then received a regular commission into the 2nd Battalion of the Green Howards 15 May 1897, later transferring to the Indian Army in 1901.[1][7][8] He served in the North West Frontier between 1897 and 1898 (medal, 2 clasps), in 1908 (medal, 1 clasp) and in 1915.[1] During the European War he saw service in Mesopotamia in 1916 where he was mentioned in despatches.[1]
Morris served again in the North West Frontier between 1919 and 1921 where he was awarded 2 clasps to his 1908 medal, mentioned in despatches twice and invested as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[1][2] He commanded the 5th Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment between 1921 and 1926[3] and retired from military service in 1931.[1][3]
Family life
[edit]In 1901 Morris married Marie Willoughby Osborne with whom he had one son.[1] He died in Kensington on 1 June 1956.[1][9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Morris, Colonel Charles Temple, (9 Jan. 1876–1 June 1956)". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U241020. ISBN 978-0-19-954089-1.
- ^ a b "The Edinburgh Gazette" (PDF). 6 April 1923. p. 512.
- ^ a b c Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi (1958). The First Punjabis. Gale & Polden. p. 484.
- ^ "India Office Select Materials - Record details". British Library. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
- ^ India, Select Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947.
- ^ Bedford Modern School of the Black and Red, by A.G. Underwood (1981).
- ^ London Gazette 12 February 1895.
- ^ London Gazette 14 May 1897.
- ^ England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966.