Regimental number | 2743 |
Place of birth | Brighton, Victoria |
Religion | Baptist |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | 353 Cotham Road, East Kew, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Morris, 353 Cotham Road, East Kew, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Senior Cadets, Kew, and for 12 months in Yarra Borderers, citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. Previously rejected for AIF on account of teeth. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 17), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 168 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Allotted to and proceeded to join 57th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 23 February 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, and taken on strength, 15 March 1916. . Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on Form B103: 'Presumed Buried In No Man's Land approx 5J90 43 to 5K02.5.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, MORRIS Leslie Charlton |