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William Campbell MORRISON

Regimental number20836
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
SchoolKangaroo Point School, Brisbane, Queensland
Other trainingCarpenter
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCarpenter
AddressElfin Street, East Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Morrison, Elfin Street, East Brisbane, Queensland
Previous military service2nd Battery Australian Field Artillery; Served in Cadets and 3 years in Brisbane Artillery
Enlistment date21 October 1915
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit name9th Field Artillery Brigade, 33rd Battery
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 11 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Field Artillery Brigade
FateKilled in Action 28 September 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialThe Huts Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row A, Grave No. 14), Dickebusch, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
17
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Annie MORRISON, Elgin Street, Brisbane, Queensland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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