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Memorial One
FOR HENRY MORRIS, Royal
Navy
Memorial Two
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Henry Morris, known as Bobby,
served with the Fleet Air Arm.
Above is Bobby with his sister, Elsie
May. He had three days shore leave from 2
June 1941. His 21st birthday was the next day, and the
family remember the enjoyable time they had together.
They gave him a new engraved wristwatch to mark his
coming of age.
Right, Bobby, believed
to be at Langdon Cliffs. Left, aboard the Ark Royal.
Bobby was recalled urgently from his
leave, to return to the Ark Royal. |
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Just a week later, on 11 June 1941, Bobby was
lost in a mid-air collision over the sea near Spithead.
Two other officers also lost their lives;
Terence O'Donovan and John Rooper. The telegram states that recovery had been
impossible and that a memorial service would be held at St Faith's, Lee-on-Solent, on 6
June 1941
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The Lee-on-Solent Memorial commemorates
nearly 2,000 men from the Fleet Air Arm who have no known
grave. It was unveiled on 30th May 1953 by the Duchess of
Kent (below, left)
Above are Bobby's sister and great nephew
at the Memorial. The family have placed on the photograph
the crest from the Ark Royal notepaper, in tribute to Sub
Lieutenant Morris |
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pictures by courtesy of Henry's
nephew, John Bones
John was born 11 weeks after the loss of his Uncle Bobby
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