T Morris - Able Seaman Thomas James Morris?

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T Morris - Able Seaman Thomas James Morris?

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Just a thought.

From Du Ruvigny's Roll of Honour
MORRIS, THOMAS JAMES, Able Seaman, Royal Navy Division, eldest son of Thomas Morris of Lynwood, Litherland Park, Liverpool; b. Kirkdale, 1 Aug. 1880; educ. Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby, Liverpool; enlisted 26 June, 1917; served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, and died at No. 3 General Hospital, Le Treport, 3 Feb. 1918 from illness contracted while on active service. Buried in the Mont Huon Cemetery, Le Treport. He m. at Childwall Parish Church, 11 June 1913, Phyllis (Sunnycroft, Uppingham Road, West Derby) dau of Thomas William Langley, and had a dau. Doreen, b. 16 July 1914.

Is Uppingham Road too far away to be considered?
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Re: T Morris - Able Seaman Thomas James Morris?

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Further information on Able-Seaman Thomas James Morris

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Morris
R/4184
Thomas James
Able Seaman
Liverpool
3rd February 1918
Died
Son of Thomas and Mary Morris, of Litherland, Liverpool; husband of Phyllis Morris, of "Lynwood," 26, Childwall, Priory Rd., Broad Green, Liverpool.
14th-February-1918 Liverpool Courier
Obituary Notice: 6th-Feb-1918-Liverpool Courier
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Re: T Morris - Able Seaman Thomas James Morris?

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A possible

York and Lancaster Regiment
Morris
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Thomas
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Liverpool 14th October 1918
Died of wounds
Husband of Margaret Morris of 1, Valentine Grove, Everton. Brother and sister 27, Wenham Street
20th-Nov-1918 5727

Obituary notice published in The Liverpool Echo 12th November 1918

Wenham Street is in the Area of Edge Hill
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Re: T Morris - Able Seaman Thomas James Morris?

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Rule out Thomas Morris from Wenham Street. He is a Roman Catholic.
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