Major
James
Archibald
Morrison
DSO
Born in Fonthill Gifford, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Alfred Morrison
and Mabel (Chermside) Morrison
Brother of
Hugh Morrison and Katharine (Morrison) Gatty
Husband of
Mary (Hill-Trevor) Carruthers
— married
2 Jan 1901 (to 1913) in England
Descendants 
Died
at age 61
in Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Oct 2021
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Biography
James Morrison DSO is Notable.
James was born in 1873.[1]
In 1901, he is living in John Street in Mayfair. He is married & is a Member of Parliament.[2]
In 1911, he appears, staying at the Ritz in London.[3]
He served in the Grenadier Guards as an officer from 1896, seeing active service in the Boer War and returning to the regiment for World War I. [4]
He was wounded at the Battle of the Somme and invalided out of the army. [5]
He passed away in 1934.
Sources
- ↑ GRO Reference: 1873 S Quarter in TISBURY Volume 05A Page 210
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9HJ-TTS : 20 May 2019), James A Morrison, St George Hanover Square, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Mayfair And Knightsbridge subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW21-RGS : 12 September 2019), James Archibald Morrison, Piccadilly, London, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
- ↑ [1]E L Vaughan, List of Etonians who fought in the Great War, 1914-1919 pub 1921, P182
- ↑ https://www.wikiwand.com/en/James_Morrison_(British_politician)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Morrison_(British_politician)
- https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/3140521
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