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William Harold MORRIS

Regimental number6669
Place of birthManchester, England
True NameNEARY, Peter John
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationBoundary rider
AddressNewcastle, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.5
Height5' 6"
Weight114 lbs
Next of kinFather, S Morris, Barker Street, Randwick, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 4 years in the 13 Infantry, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date29 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/37/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 21 July 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Discharge date2 November 1917
Other details

War service: England

Commenced return to Australia, 21 July 1917; discharged (medically unfit: debility), 2 November 1917.

Medal: British War Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death30 September 1942
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, MORRIS William Harold

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