Memorial: M4873

Bust in Lichfield Street Gardens, Wolverhampton commemorating Douglas Morris Harris d. 1917

Location

Lichfield Street Gardens, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England

Transcript

'DOUGLAS MORRIS / HARRIS A.B. R.N.V.R / THE HEROIC WIRELESS / OPERATOR WHO CONTINUED / TO RECORD MESSAGES / IN THE LOG ON THE SHELL / TORN DRIFTER FLOANDI UNTIL / KILLED BY ENEMY GUNFIRE / ADRIATIC SEA MAY 15. 1917'

Details

Description: Bust of Harris, with a relief plaque on the plinth showing him slumped over his desk.
Type: Memorial
Materials: Bronze
Artists: R. A. J. Emerson
Vessel: Floandi

Event Category

1914-1918 First World War

People

Harris, Douglas Morris
Age:
Date of Death: 15/5/1917
Cause of Death: War casualty
Rank / Occupation: Wireless operator
Organisation: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve

Extra

Bibliography: John Winton 'The Victoria Cross at Sea' (London, 1978) p. 146.
Recorder: Alex Chatwin 1980

JSON

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