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Eleanor DUNN
- Owen Walter MORRIS+
- Edward Roland MORRIS+
- Eileen Ruby MORRIS+
- Roy MORRIS+
- Terence Laurence MORRIS+
- Norman Kingsley MORRIS+
- John Trevor MORRIS+
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Roland Thomas MORRIS
- Born: 8 Jul 1901, Bugbrooke, , Northampton, England
- Marriage: Eleanor DUNN 26 Apr 1924, Richmond, , Yorkshire, England
- Died: 29 Feb 1972, Leicester City General Hospital, Leicester, , Leicestershire, England, at age 70
- Buried: Welford Rd, Wigston, , Leicestershire, England
 Another name for Roland was Ro.
General Notes:
Warrant Officer 1st Class- Royal Army Service Corps- RASC 15634, went to
middle east in WWII, inducted initially in 1918 at 17years of age.
Lost all his teeth as a result of a virus he caught whilst standing in the Channel for 24 hours waiting for a boat during WWII's evacuation of Dunkirk. Was awarded the Chelsea pension because of this.
For the last part of the war he was stationed at Woking Military Detention Centre - for all military personnel that were being detained for some reason or another.
Noted events in his life were:
• Military Service, from 1918 to 1927. Warrant Officer 1st Class, Royal Army Service Corps RASC 15634
• Occupation: Heating Engineer & Librarian.
Roland married Eleanor DUNN, daughter of Laurence Leonard DUNN and Elizabeth IRVIN, on 26 Apr 1924 in Richmond, , Yorkshire, England. (Eleanor DUNN was born on 14 Nov 1903 in Bank Yard, Richmond, Yorkshire, England, died on 26 Aug 1998 in Ava House, Leicester, England and was buried in Cremated.)
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