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Gerald MORRIS

Regimental number463
Place of birthNew Norfolk Tasmania
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressMacquarie Plains, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, Henry Morris, Macquarie Plains, Tasmania
Previous military service93rd Infantry
Enlistment date22 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll21 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name40th Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/57/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 1 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll40th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 January 1917
Age at death from cemetery records19
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 28), Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
133
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Henry C. and Emily E. MORRIS, Macquarie Plains, Tasmania
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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