Private
Morris, Arthur Trevor
Unit
31st Canadian Infantry Battalion (Alberta)
Branch
Infantry
Service Component
Canadian Expeditionary Force
Service Number
425099
birth
1888/09/28
Loughor, United Kingdom, Wales
death
1917/04/16
France
grave
Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension, France
Gender
Male
Arthur Trevor Morris was born in Loughor, Wales, on 28 September 1888. He was the son of William and Mary Ann Morris. It is not known when he immigrated to Canada.
A farmer, Morris enlisted in the 45th Canadian Infantry Battalion (Manitoba) in Dauphin, Manitoba, on 13 March 1915. His brother, William Pridmore Morris, enlisted in the same unit three months later. After training in Canada, the two of them embarked for England with their unit on SS Lapland, leaving Halifax, Nova Scotia, on 1 April 1916. Upon arrival in England, the 45th Battalion provided reinforcements to Canadian units in the field, so the Morris brothers were transferred to the 31st Canadian Infantry Battalion (Alberta). They joined the unit in the field on 2 June 1916. Twelve days later, Arthur Morris was hospitalized after being wounded in both legs during the Battle of Mount Sorrel. He returned to duty six months later. Morris died at No. 6 Casualty Clearing Station in France on 16 April 1917, from wounds received during the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
Arthur Trevor Morris is buried in Barlin Communal Cemetery Extension, in France.
