9th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (British Army)
Date Of Birth:
15/08/1898
Died:
29/03/1918 (Killed in Action)
Age:
20
Summary
Joseph Dickey Morrison was the son of John and Anna Bella (Dickey) Morrison. He was born in Moy, Tyrone on 15th August 1898. The 1901 census records Dickey as 2 years old. John is the postmaster and clerk of petty sessions. Joseph Dickey Morrison was living in Garvagh before enlisting in Coleraine. Lance Corporal Joseph Dickey Morrison was serving with the 9th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was killed in action at Montdidier, France on 29/03/1918, aged 19. Lance Corporal Joseph Dickey Morrison is also commemorated on Moneydig Roll of Honour and in Moy Church of Ireland Churchyard.
Further Information
Joseph Dickey Morrison was the youngest son of John and Anna Bella Morrison. John Morrison and Anna Dickey were married on 7th April 1891 in the district of Newry and Mourne.
Joseph Dickey Morrison was born in Moy, Tyrone on 15th August 1898. He was one of three children, all born in the Moy area.
Family: John Morrison, Anna Morrison, Hugh Rankin Morrison (born 22nd November 1893), Joseph Dickey Morrison (born 15th August 1898), Annie Smith Morrison 4 (born 27th May 1901, died 17th February 1902, age 6 months).
The 1901 census records Dickey as 2 years old. His father was the postmaster of Moy Post Office. The family was living in the Square in Moy. John was also clerk of petty sessions.
Joseph’s father John Morrison was also a Justice of the Peace and Postmaster, Auctioneer and Valuer.
Joseph's mother Anna died on 14th April 1902. Joseph was three years old.
John remarried. John Morrison and Elizabeth Burton were married on 6th September 1905 in the district of Dungannon. They had once child.
Family: John Morrison, Elizabeth Morrison, Annie Smith Morrison (born 1st October 1906). Elizabeth had two children from a previous marriage.
The 1911 census records Joseph Dickey as 12 years old. He was at school. The family were living in the Square in Moy. John was still clerk of petty sessions.
His father died in 1912.
It seems Joseph was left property in Moneydig near Garvagh and moved there.
Joseph Dickey Morrison was living in the Garvagh area when he enlisted in Coleraine.
Lance Corporal Joseph Dickey Morrison was serving with the 9th Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was killed in action at Montdidier, France on 29/03/1918, aged 19.
From the Tyrone Courier and Dungannon News dated 15th August 1918: Missing
Lance Corporal Joseph D Morrison, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, Moy, is reported missing.
Lance Corporal Joseph Dickey Morrison has no known grave and is commemorated on Pozieres Memorial in France.
Lance Corporal Joseph Dickey Morrison is commemorated locally on Moy War Memorial.
Lance Corporal Joseph Dickey Morrison is also commemorated locally on the family headstone in Moy Church of Ireland Churchyard.
Lance Corporal Joseph Dickey Morrison is also commemorated on Moneydig Roll of Honour.
The book 'Garvagh and Aghadowey Heroes 1914-18' lists Joseph on page 60 and 61.
