John Morrison

The Battalion arrived at Le Havre on the 15/08/1914 and were part of the 14th Brigade, 5th Division. John Died of Wounds at the No. 39 Stationary Hospital, Aire, France. His wounds were recieved at the Battle of Hazebrouck, 12th - 15th April 1918. This was part of the Battles of the Lys, 9th April - 29th April 1918 : The third German offensive Operation Georgette takes place in Flanders with the objective of capturing key railway and supply roads and cutting off British Second Army at Ypres. After initial successes the German attack is once again held after British and French reserves are somehow found and deployed. He is named on the Family Plot in Arrochar Churchyard, Argyll and Bute. John was formerly with the 6th (Reserve) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (59476). See photos for John's Medal Index Card, his Army Register of Soldiers Effects, his Service Medal and Award Rolls, his CWGC Grave Registration x 2, his Headstone Report x 2, Arrochar Churchyard x 2, the Family Plot in Arrochar Churchyard x 2, John's Pension Records x 2, another photo of John's grave, Aire Communal Cemetery, John's previous Regiment the Royal Fusiliers Cap Badge and the East Surrey Regiment Cap Badge. His grave inscription reads "HE DIED THAT WE MIGHT LIVE".