216378 Ord. Maxwell Hill Morrice Royal Navy Crystal Palace Depot RN RNVR (d.19th Jun 1916) Maxwell Hill Morrice served at the RN Depot Crystal Palace. He is reported to have died from illness and is buried in Allendale Cemetery, Aberdeen, Scotland Grave plan G.53. He died age 31 on the 19th June 1916. He is remembered at Jarrow Library and Allendale Cemetery, Aberdeen.
Maxwell was born in Jarrow 1885, son of John and Jessie Morrice nee Haslehurst. In the Scottish 1901 census the family is living at 4 New Pier Road, Aberdeen with John (51) and Jessie(46). Children are Minnie 20, Elsie 18, David 16, Maxwell 15, a clerk, Lizzie 13 John 11 and Alexander 7.
Maxwell seems to have continued in the RNVR Home Service, but was not drafted into any of the Royal Naval Division's Battalion which fought as infantry in Europe and Gallipoli. Little is known of his Home postings and duties other than he was at the Royal Naval Depot Crystal Palace at the time of his fatal illness and probably died in a nearby Military Hospital.
|