Regimental number | 42 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Wollongong, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grazier |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, J.H. Morell, Bank of Commerce, Bathurst, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Sergeant |
Unit name | 6th Light Horse Regiment, A Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/11/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Major |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Machine Gun Battalion |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Promotion date: Lieutenant Promotion date: Captain Promotion date: Major Promotion date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: [3387] Lt James Francis MORELL, 45th Bn, returned to Australia, 6 June 1918; Major Throsby MORELL MC, died of self inflicted injuries, 27 February 1919; [150] Captain Henry Herbert MORELL, 51st Bn, returned to Australia, 16 November 1918. |
Other details |
Transferred to 13th Machine Gun Company, 10 May 1916; to 13th Australian Infantry Brigade Headquarters as Staff Captain, 7 October 1916; appointed Brigade Major, 6 February 1917; to Australian Corps as Corps Machine Gun Officer, 27 July 1918; detached to I Division HQ, 4 October 1918; to be GSO(2), 26 October 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name given on Embarkation Roll as MORRELL. |