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Lieutenant George Tod Morris

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Lieutenant George Tod Morris

Birth
Ayr, South Ayrshire, Scotland
Death
11 Apr 1917 (aged 22)
Arleux-en-Gohelle, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France
Burial
Arleux-en-Gohelle, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France GPS-Latitude: 50.3531835, Longitude: 2.8582255
Plot
III. C. 10.
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With six other aircraft Lieutenant Morris took off, flying out in the direction of Douai. None of them returned. After the Germans retired from this front his remains were recovered, along with those of his Observer/Gunner, RFC Lieutenant James Mitchell SOUTER, beside their downed Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 (#A4190) aircraft. The two airmen were laid to rest where they had fallen.

Military Service-
Rank: Lieutenant
Trade: Pilot
Age: 23
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Division: 59th Squadron and Royal Horse Artillery
(MOTTO: - Ab Uno Disce Omnes ['From One, Learn All'])

Son of James Archibald and Elizabeth Morris of Savoy Croft, Ayrshire, Scotland.
With six other aircraft Lieutenant Morris took off, flying out in the direction of Douai. None of them returned. After the Germans retired from this front his remains were recovered, along with those of his Observer/Gunner, RFC Lieutenant James Mitchell SOUTER, beside their downed Royal Aircraft Factory R.E.8 (#A4190) aircraft. The two airmen were laid to rest where they had fallen.

Military Service-
Rank: Lieutenant
Trade: Pilot
Age: 23
Service: Royal Flying Corps
Division: 59th Squadron and Royal Horse Artillery
(MOTTO: - Ab Uno Disce Omnes ['From One, Learn All'])

Son of James Archibald and Elizabeth Morris of Savoy Croft, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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  • Maintained by: SJB Hearn
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56047221/george_tod-morris: accessed ), memorial page for Lieutenant George Tod Morris (17 Apr 1894–11 Apr 1917), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56047221, citing Orchard Dump Cemetery, Arleux-en-Gohelle, Departement du Pas-de-Calais, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France; Maintained by SJB Hearn (contributor 46864594).