Regimental number | 3691 |
Place of birth | Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
School | Wishaw Public School, Scotland |
Age on arrival in Australia | 29 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Ironmoulder |
Address | 59 Bell Street, Wanganui, New Zealand |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M F Morrison, 59 Bell Street, Wanganui, New Zealand |
Previous military service | Served in Scots Guards, British Army, Aldershot, for 3 years; as a drill instructor for 3 years, New Zealand Staff Corps; 6 months as Sergeant-Major in the 5th (Wellington) Regiment, New Zealand Samoan Expeditionary Force, 1914. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Acting Sergeant |
Unit name | 19th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/36/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 55th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Dorgnies, Somme |
Age at death | 31 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | Lebucquiere Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 6), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 161 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel and Mary Fraser Hyslop MORRISON, 59 Bell Street, Wanganui, New Zealand. Native of Wishaw, Scotland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |