Morris Samuel ISRAEL

Regimental number595
Date of birth8 September 1895
Place of birthEast Melbourne, Victoria
ReligionJewish
OccupationClerk
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Albert Israel, 4 Milton Street, St Kilda, Victoria
Enlistment date4 November 1914
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit name3rd Light Horse Brigade, 3rd Signal Troop
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A51 Chilka on 1 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollSergeant
Unit from Nominal RollNo 4 Troop
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Military Medal


Recommendation date: 27 November 1917

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 3138 (5 June 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 113 (6 October 1919).
FateReturned to Australia 26 July 1919
Medals

Military Medal


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 120
Date: 7 August 1918

Discharge date28 October 1919
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Burma', 26 July 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 29 August 1919; discharged, Melbourne, 28 October 1919.

Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, ISRAEL Morris Samuel