Michael Roy MORRISSEY

Regimental number4372
Place of birthWillow Guley, Northampton
SchoolConvent School, Geraldton, Western Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationClerk
AddressGPO, Geraldton, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinMother, Mrs M J Morrissey, Francis Street, Geraldton, Western Australia
Enlistment date13 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 29 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll48th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 13 August 1916
Place of death or woundingPozieres, Somme Sector, France
Age at death20.8
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialPuchevillers British Cemetery (Plot I, Row F, Grave No. 71), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
146
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on Postmaster General's Department Roll of Honour, Commonwealth of Australia Building, Perth, Western Australia. Dedicated to 'Officers from Western Australia who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918'. Parents: Michael James and Mary Jane MORRISSEY, Munbinia Station, Yalgoo, Western Australia
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal