Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Manchester Southern Cemetery | S. CE. 4. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.130 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 53C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Son of Capt. William Morrison; husband of Janet Isabella Morrison, of 50, College Rd., Whalley Range, Manchester. Born at Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: Army Chaplains' Department |
| Action : Post War |
Post War includes all operations in all theatres up to 31st August 1921. This excludes the campaign in Russia against the Bolsheviks. It also includes men who succombed to wounds post war and who died from various causes whilst still in the services but post war.
Detail :
Chaplain 4th Class, Samuel Morrison, Royal Army Chaplains Department.
The news of his death was reported in the Manchester Evening News on the 26th July, 1920:- "MANCHESTE MINISTER'S DEATH. Fatal Illness Contracted while on Military Service. We regret to announce the death, yesterday, at his residence in College Road, Whalley Range, of the Rev. Samuel Morrison, from illness contracted whilst on military service. Mr. Morrison was well known in Manchester as a Presbyterian minister. Irish by birth and training, he was ordained at Darlington in 1896 and occupied a pulpit there until he came to Manchester, in 1908, as minister of the Whalley Range Presbyterian Church. In 1914 he became chaplain at Heaton Park, and in the following year he accepted a full chaplaincy in the Army and resigned his pastoral charge to take over duties at Tidworth, where he became very popular with the men in training. He was a man of considerable gifts, and he possessed a genial spirit and happy nature which won for him troops of friends who will sympathise with his widow and two daughters. The funeral will take place at the Southern Cemetery on Wednesday, the service being held at the Whalley Range Presbyterian Church."
Probate MORRISON Samuel of 50 College-road Withington Manchester presbyterian minister died 25 July 1920 Administration Manchester 30 September to Janet Isabella Morrison widow. Effects £209 5s.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Semper Fidelis No. 3299 E.C. | East Lancashire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
22nd April 1912 | 20th May 1912 | 24th June 1912 |
Past Provincial Grand Chaplain (E.Lancs)
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley