Edwin Morris (British Army officer)
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Sir Edwin Morris
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| Born | 1889 |
| Died | 1970 |
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom |
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 British Army |
| Rank | General |
| Commands held | West Sussex County Division 1st Infantry Division IX Corps Northern Command |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Awards | Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross |
General Sir Edwin Logie Morris KCB OBE MC (1889–1970) was a British Army General during World War II.
Military career
Edwin Morris was commissioned into the Royal Engineers: he was an Instructor at the Staff College, Camberley between 1926 and 1930: he went on to become a General Staff Officer at the War Office in 1931.[1] From 1934 he was Deputy Director of Military Operations & Intelligence for India and from 1936 he was Deputy Director of Military Operations at the War Office.[1] In 1939 he was appointed a Brigadier on the staff of Northern Command.[1]
At the start of World War II Morris was Director of Staff Duties at the War Office.[1] He was appointed GOC West Sussex County Division in 1940 and General Officer Commanding 1st Infantry Division in 1941.[1] Later in 1941 he became GOC IX Corps and in 1942 he was appointed Chief of the General Staff in India.[1] In 1944 he was appoined General Officer Commanding-in-Chief for Northern Command.[1] In 1946 he went on to be Head of the Army Representative Military Staff Committee in the United Nations, a post he held until he retired in 1948.[1]
He was also Aide-de-Camp General to the King from 1947 to 1948.[1]
From 1951 to 1958 he was the Chief Royal Engineer.[2]
References
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| Preceded by | General Officer Commanding the 1st Infantry Division May 1941–November 1941 |
Succeeded by Walter Clutterbuck |
| Preceded by | GOC, IX Corps November 1941 – January 1942 |
Succeeded by Francis Nosworthy |
| Preceded by | Chief of the General Staff (India) 1942–1944 |
Succeeded by Sir John Swayne |
| Preceded by | GOC-in-C Northern Command 1944–1946 |
Succeeded by Sir Philip Christison |
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| Preceded by | Chief Royal Engineer 1951–1958 |
Succeeded by Sir Kenneth Crawford |
