Charles Temple Morris
Senior officer in the British Indian Army
About Charles Temple Morris
Lived 1876 – 1956 (aged 80).
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.
Early life Charles Temple Morris was born in Lucknow, India in 1876, the third son of Lieutenant-Colonel George Tomkins Morris of the Bengal Staff Corps.
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. He served in the North West Frontier between 1897 and 1898 (medal, 2 clasps), in 1908 (medal, 1 clasp) and in 1915.
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Who was Charles Temple Morris?
senior officer in the British Indian Army
When was Charles Temple Morris born?
Charles Temple Morris was born on 9 January 1876 in Lucknow.
When did Charles Temple Morris die?
Charles Temple Morris died on 1 June 1956 in Kensington.
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