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Private James Robert Morris
Royal Newfoundland Regiment
Regt # 1624


Donated by Muriel Chislett

Born: December 2, 1891, Robinsons Head, NL

Parents: Joseph and Rebecca (Gillam) Morris

Occupation: Railroading
Enlisted: June 26, 1915, St. John’s
Embarked: October 27, 1915, train to Quebec
To Britain March 28, 1916
Joined Battalion April 15, 1916
Death:  July 1, 1916
Killed in action, Beaumont Hamel
Buried YRavine Cemetery, France

“died in France fighting Germans” (quote from Church Register)

Received by Parents:
Victory Medal
British War Medal
Memorial Plaque

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