John Morris

The Battalion arrived at Boulogne on the 17/07/1915 and were part of the 52nd Brigade, 17th (Northern) Division. John arrived with the Gordon Highlanders on the 09/07/1915. John was Killed in Action just one week before the Armistice was signed at the Battle of the Sambre. This was part of the The Final Advance in Picardy, 17th October - 11th November 1918. The hardest-fought of the final offensive actions. First, Third and Fourth Armies exploited their success in breaking the Hindenburg Line by pushing on across the Rivers Selle and Sambre, recapturing Valenciennes and finally in liberating Mons, where it had all begun for the British Expeditionary Force more than four years before. John was formerly with the Gordon Highlanders (4948). See photos for John's Medal Index Card, his Army Register of Soldiers Effects, his Service Medal and Award Rolls, his CWGC Grave Registration x 3, his Headstone Report x 2, his Memorial Plaque (Dead Mans Penny), Engelfontaine British Cemetery, John's Pension Records x 3, his previous Regiment the Gordon Highlanders Cap Badge and the Manchester Regiment Cap Badge. John's grave inscription reads "ASLEEP IN JESUS".