W.F. Morris
Walter Frederick Morris (31 May 1892 – 1969) was an English novelist, best known for his mystery novel, ''Bretherton:Khaki or Field Grey?, Bretherton'' (1929), set in World War I. Life Morris was born in Norwich. He attended Norwich School, Norwich Grammar School and then went up to Saint Catharine's College, Cambridge, where he studied history.David Morris, "The Life of Walter Frederick Morris", afterword to W. F. Morris, ''Pagan'', Casemate, Oxford, 2017, pp. 315–16. He served with the Royal Norfolk Regiment, 8th Battalion of the Norfolk Regiment during World War I, initially as an infantryman, but he was soon commissioned as a temporary officer. He reached the rank of major by the age of 27, and was awarded the Military Cross. At the end of the war he was in command of the Cycle Battalion of the XIII Army Corps. While serving in the occupation army of the Rhineland in 1919 he met Lewine Corney, and they married later that year. He took up teaching in 1920, first in ...
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Khaki Or Field Grey?
The color khaki (, ) is a light shade of tan with a slight yellowish tinge. Khaki has been used by many armies around the world for uniforms and equipment, particularly in arid or desert regions, where it provides camouflage relative to sandy or dusty terrain. It has been used as a color name in English since 1848 when it was first introduced as a military uniform. In Western fashion, it is a standard color for smart casual dress trousers for civilians, which are also often called ''khakis''. In British English and some other Commonwealth usage, ''khaki'' may also refer to a shade of green known in the US as Olive_(color)#Olive_drab, olive drab. Etymology ''Khaki'' is a loanword from Urdu خاکی 'soil-colored', which in turn comes from Persian language, Persian خاک ''khâk'' 'soil' + ی (adjectival ending); it came into English via the British Indian Army. Origin Khaki was first worn as a uniform in the Corps of Guides (British India), Corps of Guides that was raised ...
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