Isolated Commonwealth War Grave Méteren

This Commonwealth war grave from the Great War (World War I) is not located on a cemetery.

Here lies Lieutenant Anthony George Atwood Morris, who was killed on October 13, 1914, at the age of 27 during the Battle of Armentiers. His body and those of his fallen soldiers were initially buried in the cemetery at Méteren. After the war, they were exhumed and interred at Méteren Military Cemetery, except for Morris, who was laid to rest in his private mausoleum in 1920.
The mausoleum was built by the fallen soldier's parents. They wanted to repatriate his body, but the British authorities forbade this.
They refused to allow their son to be buried in a military cemetery, so they purchased the 2 hectares of land where he was believed to have died and had this mausoleum built.
The bell is the one from their stables in England, which they had installed.

The cross is bordered with embroidery bearing the following inscription: In loving memory of Anthony George Atwood Morris, Lieut The Kings Own - Royal Lancaster regiment born May 19th 1887, - Killed in action 13th - Oct 1914, at Méteren, in the Great War with Germany”.

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries + Francky De Rous
• Photos: Francky de Rous