Records Of The Men Of Lochbroom | 007 NORMAN MORRISON

7 - RECORDS OF THE MEN OF LOCHBROOM

1915

8675. PTE NORMAN MORRISON,

1st Bn. The Seaforth Highlanders.

Aged 30

Son of the late Mr. David Morrison, The Gardens, Leckmelm.

Enlisted at Fort George	Jan. 1904
Upon transfer to Reserve he joined the Edinburgh Police Force	1908
Mobilized at Fort George	5th Aug. 1914.
Posted to 2nd Battalion	-
Proceeded to France	22nd Aug. 1914.
Wounded in the Retreat from Mons	29th Aug. 1914.
Returned to France	12th Dec. 1914.
Posted to 1st Battalion	-
Killed in action at Neuve Chapelle	10th Mar. 1915.

Had two brothers serving –

Cpl. Alexander Morrison. Fought in the battles of Atbara and Omdurman, when only fifteen years of age.
Was through the S. African War.

Enlisted in the 90th Winipeg Rifles	Sept. 1914.
Proceeded to France	April. 1915.
Severely Wounded	Nov. 1917.

Enlisted Hong Kong Contingent	Sept. 1914.
Received Commission in R.N.R.	-
Navigator, H.M.S. Marigold	-
Command of Mine Sweeping Flotilla	-
Received the D.S.C., and was twice mentioned in Dispatches	-

“These men the fierce invader’s, onset broke,

Else had our homes gone up in fire and smoke;

Their hearts’ desire to leave us liberty

In the front ranks to fight – if need be – die.”

- Tyrtaeus (Paraphrase by Canon Rawnsley).

Official information

Official record (CWGC)

Cemetery / Memorial: Royal Irish Rifles Graveyard, Laventine, Pas de Calais, France.

Grave: IV. E. 1.

Location and Map (CWGC)

Local Memorial: Ullapool, Right Panel, top

additional information

Official records state his age as being 27 (not 30 as stated above). On his grave in Laventine there is the following inscription: "In Fond Remembrance."

The official record also states: Husband of Elizabeth Campbell Morrison, of 5, Westfield Rd., Edinburgh.

Family information

The connection with the Parish today is not known.

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