| First Name: | George Henry |
| Last Name: | Morris |
| Rank: | Lieutenant Colonel |
| Regiment: | 1st Irish Guards |
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| Place of Birth: | Spiddal House Connemara |
| Place of Death: | Mons Belgium ( Killed in Action) |
| Date of Death: | 01-Sep-14 |
| Age: | 42 |
| Additional Information: | Killed in Action: ( Mons, Belgium ) 1 September 1914. Age 42. Supplementary Notes: Mentioned in Despatches Son of Baron & Anna Morris ( Killanin) of Spiddal ( daughter of Hon. G.H. Hughes, Baron of the Court of Exchequer, Ireland): husband of Dora Morris of 4 Lancaster gate Terrace, London. Descended from the famous tribal family of Galway. His only son, Michael Morris ( Lord Killanin), was two months old when his father was killed. Lord Killanin, MBE , later served as a Major with the armoured Brigade during the second World War. Buried: Guard’s Grave, Villers Cotterets Forest – Aisne – France ( II. 1.) |
Irish Guards
Guards Grave Villers Cotterets Forest- Aisne-France (II. 1.)