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262040 2Lt. Morris James Marsden British Army 214th Coy. Machine Gun Corps from:Maes-y-Cere, Cribyn (d.20th September 1917) Morris Marsden was born on 16 June 1895, the son of John and Mary Anne Marsden, of Maes-y-Clere, Cribyn. Morris is my great great great uncle. He had served with the Glamorgan Yeomanry, on home service, before being commissioned into the Machine Gun Corps on 26 January 1917, and embarked for France on 8 March 1917, joining the 214th Company, Machine Gun Corps, which was attached to the 58th (London) Division. Morris joined up with the battalion in time to take part in the pursuit of the German retreat to the Hindenburg Line. During May 1917 the Division fought at the Battle of Bullecourt, and later that year moved to Ypres, where it took part in the Battle of the Menin Road Ridge. Morris was killed in action during the Battle of the Menin Road, on 20th of September 1917. He was 22 years old, and is remembered on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Belgium. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**