Service/branch British Army Died 1964 Allegiance United Kingdom | Years of service 1908–1946 Rank Major-general Battles and wars World War I, World War II | |
Commands held 2nd Bn Northumberland Fusiliers
148th Infantry Brigade
45th Infantry Division Battles/wars First World War
Second World War Awards Distinguished Service Order Award Distinguished Service Order | ||
Major-General Harold de Riemer Morgan DSO (1888–1964) was a British Army officer who served as colonel of the Northumberland Fusiliers.
Military career
Morgan was commissioned into the British Army on 20 August 1908. He served in the First World War as commanding officer of a battalion in which capacity he stubbornly maintained positions for which he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in September 1918. He became commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers in 1936. He served in the Second World War becoming commander of the 148th Infantry Brigade in February 1940: the brigade took part in the Norwegian Campaign where one battalion was deployed to Narvik and the other two battalions formed part of 'Sickleforce', a formation which took part in the Åndalsnes landings, suffered heavy losses and had to be withdrawn in early May 1940. He became General Officer Commanding 45th Infantry Division in May 1941 and then retired at the end of the War. He was appointed colonel of the Northumberland Fusiliers on 1 January 1947.