William Morris (British Army officer)

For other people named William Morris, see William Morris (disambiguation).

William Morris
Lieutenant-Colonel William Morris, CB
Born18 December 1820
Fishleigh, Hatherleigh, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Died11 July 1858 aged 37
Poona, India
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
RankLieutenant-Colonel
Battles/warsCrimean War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Captain William Morris, detail from 1860 bronze relief sculpted by Edward Bowring Stephens, on his monumental obelisk on Hatherleigh Moor, Devon
Captain William Morris, 1860 bronze relief panel sculpted by Edward Bowring Stephens, on his monumental obelisk on Hatherleigh Moor, Devon. Inscribed on base: "BALAKLAVA"
1860 monumental obelisk on Hatherleigh Moor, Devon, to Captain William Morris (1820–1858). With bronze relief sculpture by Edward Bowring Stephens inscribed: "BALAKLAVA"

Lieutenant-Colonel William Morris CB (18 December 1820 – 11 July 1858[1]) was a British Army officer who rode in the Charge of the Light Brigade.

  1. ^ Sir R. White-Thomson, A Memoir of Lieutenant-Colonel William Morris, 1903