William Percy Morris

William Percy Morris
Rank 
Lieutenant
Regiment 
King's Royal Rifle Corps
Date of death 
20 December 1918
Age of death 
30
Address 
37 Ashgrove Road
Goodmayes
Ilford
IG3 9XF
Address source 
1911 Census
Cemetery / Memorial 
France
Photo source 
Homage: A Record of our Heroes (a commemorative booklet produced by Seven Kings United Methodist Church c.1920
Biography 

Born 10th September 1888

Died in hospital at Rouen, Friday 20th December 1918

We all knew him, and will always remember him, as “Percy." He was a most valuable and versatile Church worker, and as Registrar in the Sunday School, Secretary of the Bible School, and a Pew Steward he was equally efficient and happy. He was also a popular player in our cricket and football teams. Percy was a Coopers' "Old Boy" and an Export Buyer. He enlisted on 19th July, 1915, in the H.A.C. On 28th February 1917, he took a commission in the K.R.R.C. and went to France on 14th April 1917. In the following November he was taken prisoner in the Battle of Cambrai. In captivity he was very ill, and when during the armistice he was released the journey to Rouen exhausted his strength. Percy’s parents were summoned to Rouen, but his father returned with hopes of his recovery. The promise, however, was not realised, and Percy passed away on 20th December 1918, deeply regretted by all who knew him. It is a joy to know that Mrs. Morris was with him to the last.

Reproduced from Homage: A Record of Our Heroes (a commemorative booklet produced by Seven Kings United Methodist Church c.1920)