Charles Temple Morris

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]

Colonel

Charles Temple Morris

CBE
Born9 January 1876
Lucknow, India
Died1 June 1956(1956-06-01) (aged 80)
Kensington, England
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
 British India
Years of service1895-1931
RankColonel
Commands held5th Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment
Battles/warsNorth West Frontier
World War I
AwardsCBE
Mentioned in despatches (3)

Early life

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

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

In 1901 Morris married Marie Willoughby Osborne with whom he had one son.[1] He died in Kensington on 1 June 1956.[9][10]

References
  1. "Whos Who, Men and Women of the Time, 1935". Mocavo. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  2. "The Edinburgh Gazette" (PDF). 6 April 1923. p. 512.
  3. Mohammed Ibrahim Qureshi (1958). The First Punjabis. Gale & Polden. p. 484.
  4. "India Office Select Materials - Record details". British Library. Archived from the original on 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2015.
  5. India, Select Births and Baptisms, 1786-1947.
  6. Bedford Modern School of the Black and Red, by A.G. Underwood (1981).
  7. London Gazette 12 February 1895.
  8. London Gazette 14 May 1897.
  9. Who Was Who, Published by A & C Black, online edition.
  10. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966.
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