Edwin Morris (British Army officer)
| Sir Edwin Morris | |
|---|---|
| Born | 10 March 1889 |
| Died | 29 June 1970 (aged 81) |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1908–1948 |
| Rank | General |
| Unit | Royal Engineers |
| Commands held |
West Sussex County Division 1st Infantry Division IX Corps Chief of the General Staff (India) Northern Command |
| Battles/wars |
First World War Second World War |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire Military Cross Mentioned in dispatches |
General Sir Edwin Logie Morris KCB OBE MC (10 March 1889 – 29 June 1970) was a senior British Army officer who served during the First World War and later the Second World War, where he became Chief of the General Staff, India between February 1942 and April 1944.
Morris entered the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich and was commissioned as a second lieutenant into the British Army's Royal Engineers in 1908 and served in the First World War, where he was awarded the Military Cross and was mentioned in dispatches.
During the interwar period he was an Instructor at the Staff College, Camberley between 1926 and 1930: he later went on to become a General Staff Officer (GSO) at the War Office in 1931. From 1934 he was Deputy Director of Military Operations & Intelligence for India and from 1936 he was Deputy Director of Military Operations at the War Office. In 1939 he was appointed a Brigadier on the staff of Northern Command.
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