Arthur Edward Morrison (1915-1990) [13022200, Private, Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps]

[Dave Pattern]

• born 18 November 1915
• son of John Marshall Morrison & Alice (née Orman)
• married Annie Thomis on 26 May 1945 (Q2 1945 Huddersfield)
• father of Geoffrey Morrison (b 1946)
• died 1990 at Bridlington

Records:

• 1921 Census (FindMyPast) – Grange Avenue, Marsden (Arthur Edward listed on 2nd sheet)
• 1939 Register (FindMyPast) – 23 Grange Avenue, Marsden (“grocery shop assistant”)
• PoW Questionnaire (Ancestry)

Notes:

• enlisted 18 Apr 1940
• captured Bologne, France

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Huddersfield Examiner (27/Jul/1940):

IN THE FORCES

Pte. E. A. Morrison, Marsden

A member of the Marsden Congregational Church Choir who has taken part in several of the productions by the Church’s Amateur Operatic Society is reported missing while on active service. He is Pte. Arthur Edward Morrison, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Morrison, The Plains, Marsden.

Pte. Morrison, who is twenty-four years of age, joined the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps in April, and went to France three weeks later. Up to joining the Army he had been employed in the grocery department of the Marsden Co-operative Society.

Huddersfield Examiner (31/Aug/1940):

News of Men in the Forces

Marsden Soldier

Private Arthur Edward Morrison, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Morrison, of The Plains, Marsden, who was previously reported as missing, is now known to be prisoner of war. He is a member of the Marsden Congregational Church Choir and has taken part in several productions by the Church’s Amateur Operatic Society.
Pte. Morrison, who is twenty-four years of age, joined the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps in April, and went to France three weeks later. Up to joining the Army he had been employed in the grocery department of the Marsden Co-operative Society.

Huddersfield Daily Examiner (12/May/1945):

Back Home from Prison Camps

Marsden Man Back

Pte. Arthur Edward Morrison, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Morrison, Grange Avenue, Marsden, returned home yesterday after nearly five years in prisoner-of-war camps. He was looking very fit and well, and except for food difficulties which developed he did not complain of his treatment.

Pte. Morrison was originally in a camp in East Prussia. He was transferred to Danzig and later to Lubeck. His release was brought about by the “Desert Rats.”

Twenty-eight years of age, Pte. Morrison is, in civil life, a member of the staff of the grocery department of the Marsden Co-operative Society. He is a member of the Marsden Congregational Church choir and has taken part in several of the productions of the church’s Amateur Operatic Society.

Pte. Morrison joined the Auxiliary Military Pioneer Corps in April, 1940, and went to France three weeks later.

Huddersfield Daily Examiner (30/May/1945):

MARRIED ON SATURDAY

Mr. A. E. Morrisson – Miss A. Thomis

The marriage was solemnised at Park Road Methodist Church on Saturday of Mr. Arthur Edward Morrisson and Miss Annie Thomis. The bridegroom is the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Morrisson, 23, Grange Avenue, Marsden, and the bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Thomis, 5, Keat Street, Crosland Moor. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. W. A. Fletcher, and Mr. J. Lodge was at the organ.

The best man was Mr. Walter Morrisson (brother of the bridegroom), and Mr. William Thomis, Mr. Alfred Thomis and Mr. Donald Armitage were the groomsmen.

The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a light grey costume with blue blouse, navy accessories and a spray of carnations. The matron of honour, Mrs. Olive McLintoch (sister of the bride) wore a check costume with wine accessories and a spray of lemon carnations.

The mother of the bride favoured a wine two-piece with black accessories, and the mother of the bridegroom chose a wine dress with navy edge-to-edge coat and wine hat.

After a reception at the Huddersfield Co-operative Society’s Restaurant, the newly married couple left for Morecambe. The bride travelled in a grey costume with brown jigger coat and brown accessories.

The gift of the bridegroom to the bride was a china statuette, and the gift of the bride to the bridegroom was a signet ring.

The bridegroom has recently arrived home from Germany after being a prisoner of war for five years. The bride is the manageress of a N.A.A.F.I. canteen.

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