Morris was born and grew up in Leeds, and enlisted during the First World War to serve in the British Army aged 22. He served with the York and Lancaster Regiment as a Private, eventually becoming a Brigade Runner, taking messages between headquarters and officers on the front line. 

In this interview, Morris discusses everything from his childhood and his first job, to what it was like serving in Ypres during the First World War. See contents:

Childhood (school and first job) 0:00 – 4:19

Working in tailoring factories 4:19 – 11:10

Religious life/going to Synagogue 11:29 – 12:48

Parents’ life in Russia and arriving in the UK 12:48 – 16:37

Joining the army 16:37

Siblings/missing out on moving to America 18:18 – 20:24

Training in the army 20:26 – 21:53

Going overseas 21:53 – 23:51

Life on the Front 23:51 – 42:44

• -First time coming across dead bodies 23:51 – 27:33
• -Getting Trench Fever 27:33 – 28:50
• -Being picked on by sergeants 28:50 – 31:17
• -Becoming a brigade runner 31:12 – 33:47
• -Losing his friend 33:47 – 36:52
• -Getting wounded and being sent back home 36:52 – 42:44

Surprising family on leave 42:44 – 44:03

Notification comes for collecting Military Medal from the King 44:03 – 45:32

Medical board and pension 45:42 – 56:20