Regimental number | 344 |
Place of birth | Presteign, Radnorshire, England |
School | Council School, Presteign, Radnorshire, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 12 |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Farm labourer |
Address | Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Frederick Morris, Highfield, Yarram, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | Machine Gun Company 12, Reinforcement 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/17/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 19 |
Place of burial | Wimereux Communal Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row D, Grave No. 9), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 178 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry Frederick and Annie Mary MORRIS, Kywong, Yarram Yarram, South Gippsland, Victoria. Native of Presteign, Radnorshire, England |
Family/military connections | Brother: 1585 Sergeant Harold Guffrey MORRIS, 14th Bn, returned to Australia, 23 July 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Name entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as Brain Percy MORRIS. |