Sicilian Regiment and went on half pay until 1821. He then became Lieutenant-Colonel of the 44th Foot, which was posted to Calcutta in India. He was promoted to Brigadier-General to command a brigade in an expedition to the province of Arakan during the First Anglo-Burmese War in 1824. Although the expedition was successful, Arakan was notorious for malaria and other diseases, and Morrison and many of his men fell ill with tropical fever. He died at sea on the voyage back to Britain. In early 1809 he had married Elizabeth Hester Marriott of Worcester. He and his wife had no children. External links Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online 1783 births 1826 deaths British Army generals Royal Irish Fusiliers officers West India Regiment officers British colonial army officers British Army personnel of the War of 1812 British military personnel of the First Anglo-Burmese War Military personnel from New York City People who died at sea 44th Regiment of Foot officers British people of the War of 1812 British military personnel of the War of 1812