soldier's shoulder badge and regiment

[JGDavies]

Hi,
Can anyone read this soldier's shoulder badge - or extract any other info from his uniform?
Regards,
Jonathan

[giggsycat]

Could be KINGS on epaulette?

[km1971]

He is a Lance Corporal in the Liverpool Regiment (aka Kings). He also has a wound stripe.

Ken

[JGDavies]

found a 2nd cousin who has a British War Medal for: "5805 Pte Morris C. E. L'Pool R" and based on a c.1950 picture, and the fact that he would have been a great uncle by marriage to the cousin, this is definitely he.

[scraps1]

Hi Johnathon,

I have a list of all the men of 2/7th Kings

Charles Edward Morris, 5805,267501, KLR
Service Papers survive
Born 1894
Lived 60 St Georges Hill Everton
Enlisted 06/12/1915
He served in the 2/7th Kings Liverpool "B" company

Looks as though he was on working party with the R.E's. "Working parties supplied by 'A' 'B' & 'D' Coys 1 O.R killed, 10 O.R wounded

Wounded 10/11/1917
GSW Right Buttock Right knee Left jaw
Invalided to England 20/11/1917
home till June 1918
Tansferred to 12th Battalion and later 4th Battalion

Great Photo

Cheers

Paul

[JGDavies]

Hi Paul,
I'm glad you could find the Service Papers for C. E. Morris, I see it now on Ancestry along with Medal Roll and Medal Index.

I'd had the photo for 2 years or so but it was only when I tracked down a relation, saw the medal and saw 'L'POOL R' that I started to put this together with the previous posts that suggested Kings, especially Liverpool Kings that I started to put 2 and 2 together.

Looks as though he was on working party with the R.E's. "Working parties supplied by 'A' 'B' & 'D' Coys 1 O.R killed, 10 O.R wounded

Have you got a source I can quote for this please - I assume its the war diary?
Thanks again for the information.
Jonathan

[sarah]

Hope you didn't mind, thought I would give your photograph a little tidy up

 

[JGDavies]

Sarah,
The photo looks very different in colour.
Thanks

As Paul has said, Charlis Edward Morris gave his address as  60 St Georges Hill Everton in 1915. His family lived in North Wales near Oswestry so I wondered if anyone was able to find who was living at 60 St Georges Hill Everton in 1911?

Jon

[JGDavies]

Posed the questions as to who Charlie was living with in Everton separately here:
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=727817.new;topicseen#new
Jon