Lieutenant-Colonel George Henry Morris (16 July 1872 – 1 September 1914) was the first commanding officer to lead an Irish Guards battalion into battle.

In the second Boer War he served with Damant's Horse from 1901 to 1902, participating in operations in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony.

He was twice Mentioned in Dispatches (including one dated 1 June 1902, where he is commended for good service during the Battle of Boschbult 31 March 1902[2]) and received the Queen's South Africa Medal with four clasps.

Morris was recognised as one of the most brilliant lecturers in the British Army, and was an authority on strategy, tactics, and military history.

George Henry Morris's death, Dora Maryan Hall married Colonel Gerard Tharp on 12 March 1918.