Regimental number | 2605 |
Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland |
School | High School & Agricultural Sch Glasgow |
Other training | Farmer |
Age on arrival in Australia | 20 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Narrogin, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, William Hay Morrison, Taprobana, Katoyolia, Ceylon |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 44th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/61/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Flanders, France |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Larco Wood (Railway Cutting) Cemetery (Plot IV, Row H, Grave No. 5), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 20 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Parents: William and Annie MORRISON, Gikiyana, Kande Estate, Colombo, Ceylon. Native of Aberdeen, Scotland |
Family/military connections | 4 brothers who served in war |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |