Full name Thomas Henry Morris Place of birth Caistor, England Years Team | Date of birth 14 September 1884 Place of death Somme, France | |
Date of death 24 March 1918(1918-03-24) (aged 33) Died 24 March 1918, Somme, France | ||
Thomas Henry "Tom" Morris (14 September 1884 – 24 March 1918) was an English professional football centre half who appeared in the Football League for Leeds City and Grimsby Town. Later in his career, he coached at Scunthorpe & Lindsey United.
Personal life
Morris served as a sergeant in the Lincolnshire Regiment during the First World War and was killed in the Somme sector on 24 March 1918. He is commemorated on the Pozières Memorial.
References
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