Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Kempsey New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Soldier |
Address | Royal Military College, Duntroon, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, J H Morell, Bank of Commerce, Bathurst, New South Wales |
Previous military service | R M College |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | LT (PROV) |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 7, Battery 25 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/35/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Major |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Division Artillery |
Promotions |
Captain Unit: Staff 3rd Division Artillery Promotion date: |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Cross (Not awarded) Refers August- September 1918. Recommendation date: Hon Captain and Brevet Major Recommendation date: Officer of the Order of the British Empire Recommendation date: Mention in Despatches Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31089 (31 December 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 (23 May 1919). Recommendation date: Military Cross Recommendation date: |
Fate | Died of self-inflicted injuries |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Maubeuge (Sois-le-Bois) Cemetery (Row C, Grave No. 1), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 2 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James Harris and Frances Helen MORELL, The Australian Bank of Commerce, Redfern, New South Wales. Native of Kempsey, New South Wales |
Medals |
Military Cross Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 109 Date: |
Family/military connections | Brothers: [3387] Lt James Francis MORELL, 45th Bn, returned to Australia, 6 June 1918; [42] Major Roy MORELL DSO, OBE, 5th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 6 May 1919; [150] Captain Henry Herbert MORELL, 51st Bn, returned to Australia, 16 November 1918. |
Other details | Medals: Military Cross, British War Medal, Victory Medal |