Campaign Groups and Pairs

Seven: Acting Captain I. P. Morris, Royal Engineers, late Royal Welsh Fusiliers 1914-15 Star (2. Lieut. I. P. Morris. R.E.) in named card box of issue; British War and Victory Medals (Capt. I. P. Morris.) in named card box of issue, with outer OHMS envelope for all Great War campaign awards, addressed to ‘Capt. I. P. Morris. Government Laboratory, Cairo. Egypt.’; War Medal 1939-45, with Army Council enclosure slip in named card box of issue, addressed to ‘Capt. I. P. Morris, 20 Endell St., London.’; Belgium, Kingdom, Order of the Crown, Knight’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamel, in box of issue; Egypt, Kingdom, Order of the Nile, Fourth Class breast badge, by Lattes, Cairo, silver, gilt and enamel, with rosette on riband, in damaged box of issue; Belgium, Kingdom, Croix de Guerre, A.I.R., bronze; together and the recipient’s related group of miniatures (lacking the War Medal 1939-45), these mounted as worn, in Spink, London leather case, extremely fine (7) £400-£500 --- M.I.D. London Gazette 7 July 1919. Belgian Croix de Guerre London Gazette 25 July 1918: ‘For distinguished services rendered during the course of the campaign.’ Belgian Order of the Crown, Chevalier London Gazette 25 July 1918 ‘For distinguished services rendered during the course of the campaign.’ Egyptian Order of the Nile, 4th Class London Gazette 22 September 1933: ‘In recognition of valuable services rendered.’ Ivor Prys Morris was born in 1890 at Penllwyn, Cardiganshire, Wales and was commissioned Second Lieutenant into the 15th Battalion (1st London Welsh) Royal Welsh Fusiliers on 23 February 1915. He served on the General List during the Great War in France from 18 September 1915 and was promoted Temporary Lieutenant and transferred to the Royal Engineers, Special Brigade on 18 January 1916, receiving further advancement to Acting Captain on 1 October 1917. For his services on the Western Front during the Great War, he was Mentioned in Despatches and awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre and the Belgian Order of The Crown (5th Class). Between the wars, Morris was in the employ of the Egyptian Government, his valuable services being recognised by the award of the Order of the Nile (4th Class). He saw further service during the Second World War as a Lieutenant in the Pioneer Corps from 3 February 1941. Sold together with the recipient’s engraved copper calling card template in paper surround ‘Mr. Ivor P. Morris.’.