Regimental number | 28790 |
Place of birth | Liverpool, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Sailor |
Address | 68 Beach Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Widower |
Age at embarkation | 39 |
Next of kin | Son, S Morris, 68 Beach Street, Port Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Medium Trench Mortar Battery Reinforcement 1 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/129/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A47 Mashobra on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Andrew Richardson |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Runic', 20 January 1917; discharged (medically unfit: cerebral thrombosis), Melbourne, 29 March 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MORRIS David |