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Owen MORSE

Regimental number1467
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationGrocer
Addressc/o Mrs J Morse, Port Broughton, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, Joseph Morse, Port Broughton, South Australia
Enlistment date30 November 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 19 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 29 August 1915
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date22 May 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Returned to Australia on board Transport 'Euripides'; disembarked, 1 October 1915; discharged, 22 May 1916 (medically unfit).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death18 November 1953

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