John Morris MM

"John Morris, who has died aged 83, won the Military Medal in Korea in 1951.
On his arrival in Korea with the 1st Battalion Royal Leicestershire Regiment in November 1951, Morris was immediately passed to the 28th Commonwealth Brigade to recapture Hill 217, an outlying strong-point on the formidable Maryang San mountain, which had earlier resisted the attacks of the Northumberland Fusiliers.
As the possibility of a ceasefire had grown more distinct in recent days, the Chinese communists were determined to recover lost areas, including Maryang San. This they assaulted three times on November 4, driving out B Company of the King’s Own Scottish Borderers with shells and mortar bombs which fell at a rate of 6,000 an hour.
On November 5 the Royal Leicesters renewed the assault on Hill 217. The 20-year-old Cpl Morris was leading a section of D Company, which came under continuous heavy and accurate shell and mortar fire for the whole of its 1,500 yard approach. The bombardment made it impossible for the platoon to complete its ascent, and with their goal only 20 yards away Cpl Morris told his section to stay put while he dashed forward to throw grenades into the enemy bunkers.
Not surprisingly, he was wounded but, according to his citation, “his inspiration and action successfully paved the way for the survivors of his section to scramble up after him and on to the objective”. For this, he was awarded the Military Medal. The regiment itself would later be given Maryang San as a battle honour.
John Thomas Morris was born at Brighton on October 17 1931. Evacuated to Yorkshire at the start of the Second World War, he was educated, initially, at a girls’ school. He also sang in a choir at York Minster. Good at sports, he boxed, swam and played cricket. He joined the Royal Warwickshire Regiment on April 26 1949, and after training he was posted to the Royal Leicestershire Regiment in Hong Kong before going to Korea with them in 1951. He subsequently served in Germany prior to becoming a depot instructor from 1953 to 1954 ."
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