| Honorific Prefix: | Colonel |
| Charles Temple Morris | |
| Honorific Suffix: | CBE |
| Birth Date: | 9 January 1876 |
| Birth Place: | Lucknow, India |
| Death Place: | Kensington, England |
| Allegiance: |  United Kingdom |
| Branch: | |
| Serviceyears: | 1895-1931 |
| Rank: | Colonel |
| Commands: | 5th Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment |
| Battles: | North West Frontier World War I |
| Awards: | CBE Mentioned in despatches (3) |
Colonel Charles Temple Morris CBE (9 January 1876 – 1 June 1956), was a senior officer in the British Indian Army and commander of the 5th Battalion of the 1st Punjab Regiment between 1921 and 1926.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Charles Temple Morris was born in Lucknow, India[5] in 1876, the third son of Lieutenant-Colonel George Tomkins Morris of the Bengal Staff Corps.[1] He was educated in England at Bedford Modern School where, in 1894, his record for the 440 yards went unbroken for the following 62 years.[1] [6]
Morris was commissioned into the 4th (Militia) battalion the West Yorkshire Regiment on 13 February 1895, then received a regular commission into the 2nd Battalion of the Green Howards 15 May 1897, later transferring to the Indian Army in 1901.[1] [7] [8] He served in the North West Frontier between 1897 and 1898 (medal, 2 clasps), in 1908 (medal, 1 clasp) and in 1915.[1] During the European War he saw service in Mesopotamia in 1916 where he was mentioned in despatches.[1]
Morris served again in the North West Frontier between 1919 and 1921 where he was awarded 2 clasps to his 1908 medal, mentioned in despatches twice and invested as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire.[1] [2] He commanded the 5th Battalion 1st Punjab Regiment between 1921 and 1926[3] and retired from military service in 1931.[1] [3]
In 1901 Morris married Marie Willoughby Osborne with whom he had one son.[1] He died in Kensington on 1 June 1956.[1] [9]