On the Arras Memorial, France is the name of 28/182 Private William Morris serving with the 13th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers who died 01/06/1917.

The son of Hannah Bell Morris, of 21, Melton Terrace, New Hartley, Northumberland, and the late Matthew Morris.

In Seghill (Holy Trinity) Churchyard) is a family headstone in the form of an open book, which reads:

Left hand page
In loving
Memory of
Matthew
Beloved husband of
Hannah B. Morris
New Hartley
Who died March 5th 1917
Aged 55 years.

Their son
Sto. Fenwick Morris
Was lost on H.M.S. Natal
Dec. 30th 1915 aged 20 years.

Their son Wm. Morris N.F.
Fell in action
June 1st 1917 aged 23 years

Right hand page
Their son
Pte Henderson Morris
Fell in action July 31
1917, aged 28 years.

Also Hannah
B. Morris
Died March 2nd 1938
Aged 74 years.

His brothers Henderson and Fenwick also died in WW1.

William Morris is remembered in New Hartley on N50.02 and N50.04 where his name is spelled “Morriss.”