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First Name: | WilliamThomas | Last Name: | MORRIS |
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| Date of Death: | 02/04/1915 | Lived/Born In: | Camberwell | |
| Rank: | Sergeant | Unit: | London6 | |
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Current Information:Born-Lambeth Guards Cemetery, Windy Corner, Cuinchy, France
In the middle of March 1915, the 6th London battalion landed in France as part of 4 Brigade, 2nd London Division. They then joined 6 Brigade, 2nd Division for trench instruction under 1st King’s Royal Rifle Corps in the trenches opposite Cuinchy and the notorious “Brickfields”. On 2nd April, 'A' Company undertook a 24 hour trench tour during which William Morris was killed. He was the battalion’s first casualty.
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