2Lt Thomas James Morris 7bn Royal Inniskilling Fu 18716

[Tawhiri]

8 hours ago, Tony Ferguson said:

Thanks for the input. He was gazzetted twice- on 4/2/18 and 8/8/18. Could the second one relate to a temporary posting to Major?

His entry in the Gazette of 8 August 1918 relates to his commissioning as a 2nd Lieutenant on 31 July 1918, so the short answer is no. On first commissioning as an officer the Gazette will record his full name, subsequent promotions, permanent or temporary, will be recorded using his initials and surname so they're usually a little harder to track down, especially if he has a common surname. They will all, however, appear after the date of his initial commissioning. His appearance in the Gazette of 4 February 1918 appears to be the official record of the awarding of his MM, although it looks as though it was announced in the newspapers several months earlier.

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30507/supplement/1614

Edited 25 March by Tawhiri

[Tony Ferguson]

2 hours ago, Tawhiri said:

His entry in the Gazette of 8 August 1918 relates to his commissioning as a 2nd Lieutenant on 31 July 1918, so the short answer is no. On first commissioning as an officer the Gazette will record his full name, subsequent promotions, permanent or temporary, will be recorded using his initials and surname so they're usually a little harder to track down, especially if he has a common surname. They will all, however, appear after the date of his initial commissioning. His appearance in the Gazette of 4 February 1918 appears to be the official record of the awarding of his MM, although it looks as though it was announced in the newspapers several months earlier.

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30507/supplement/1614

Thank you for clarifying.

[Ivor Anderson]

LG 21 Jan 1919 - Act. Capt. from 13 Nov 1918: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31135/supplement/1062

Act. Capt. cancelled 28 March 1919: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31256/supplement/4110

LG 12 April 1920. Relinquishes his Comm as a Lt. from 28 Feb 1920: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31860/supplement/4337

Edited 26 March by Ivor Anderson
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[Tony Ferguson]

On 25/03/2024 at 12:04, corisande said:

There is a lot on his brother John in Irish Military Archives, also of Moneymore IRA

http://mspcsearch.militaryarchives.ie/detail.aspx

File relates to an unsuccessful claim by John Morris under the Military Service Pensions Act, 1924. John Morris claimed service from 1918 to 1922 with the Irish Volunteers and IRA. According to references on file John Morris took part in a number of IRA operations and attacks against the British and Northern Ireland government forces. Captured in June 1922 he was interned on the prison ship S. S. Argenta until November 1923. File also relates to the unsuccessful attempts by his brother Thomas James Morris to claim in respect of the death of John Morris under the Army Pensions Acts.

very interesting! I would not have found this. Thank you

12 hours ago, Ivor Anderson said:

LG 21 Jan 1919 - Act. Capt. from 13 Nov 1918: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31135/supplement/1062

Act. Capt. cancelled 28 March 1919: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31256/supplement/4110

LG 12 April 1920. Relinquishes his Comm as a Lt. from 28 Feb 1920: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31860/supplement/4337

Thanks Ivor

[Tony Ferguson]

I have not been able to find a Pension Card for Thomas Morris, 18716.

Can anyone help please?