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Glen Heriot MORRICE

Regimental number4784
Place of birthGoulburn New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGrazier
AddressMurramumbla, Dalgety, Cooma, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, W Morrice, Murramumbla, Dalgety, Cooma, New South Wales
Enlistment date21 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A40 Ceramic on 13 April 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialPeronne 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 connectionsBrother: 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

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