Norman Morley
| Norman Eyre Morley | |
|---|---|
| Born |
6 January 1899 Fulham, London |
| Died | 21 September 1989 (aged 90) Portsmouth, Hampshire |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | Royal Navy |
| Years of service | 1916–1919 1921–1933 1939–1945 |
| Rank | Commander |
| Battles/wars | World War I Russian Civil War • Baltic Campaign World War II • Operation Dynamo • Operation Husky • Operation Avalanche • Operation Shingle • Operation Dragoon |
| Awards | Distinguished Service Cross & Three Bars |
Commander Norman Eyre Morley DSC & Three Bars (6 January 1899 – 21 September 1989) was a British Naval Reserve officer who served in both World Wars, becoming the most decorated reserve officer in the Royal Navy, and the only person to have been awarded the Distinguished Service Cross four times.
Morley was born in Fulham in 1899, and educated at Battersea Grammar School, before joining the Harrison-Rennie Line as an apprentice.
Morley joined the Royal Naval Reserve on 14 November 1916 as a midshipman, and served aboard the battleship HMS Iron Duke in the Home Fleet. On 18 February 1919 he was promoted to the acting rank of sub-lieutenant, and served aboard HM Coastal Motor Boat No. 88 in the Baltic. Morley was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross on 11 November 1919 for his part on the attack on Soviet Navy ships in Kronstadt harbour on 18 August 1919, during which No. 88 torpedoed the battleships Andrei Pervozvanny and Petropavlovsk.
From 1920 Morley studied architecture at London University, and then worked for the brewing company Courage, for which he eventually became Chief Architect and Property Technical Director. He also served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve being promoted to sub-lieutenant on 11 October 1921, and lieutenant on 11 April 1924, until being removed from list on 31 March 1933.
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