Regimental number | 4784 |
Place of birth | Goulburn New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Grazier |
Address | Murramumbla, Dalgety, Cooma, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, W Morrice, Murramumbla, Dalgety, Cooma, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 17th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/34/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 45), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 157 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Mary Alice MORRICE, Murranumbla, Dalgety, New South Wales |
Family/military connections | Brother: 957 Pte William John MORRICE, 3rd Bn, killed in action, 26 April 1915; Cousins: 1527 Maurice CHAPMAN, 17th Bn, killed in action, killed in action, 27 August 1915; Staff Nurse Nellie Rain Morrice CHAPMAN, Australian Army Nursing Service, returned to Australia, 20 July 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |