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David Lindsay MORRISON

Regimental number352
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
SchoolGlasgow High School, Glasgow
Age on arrival in Australia18
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinMother, Mrs J H Morrison, 15 Royal Terrace, Glasgow, Scotland
Enlistment date21 September 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 2 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll14th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 4 May 1918
Place of death or woundingVillers Bretouneux, France
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialCrucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot VII, Row D, Grave No. 3), Villers-Bretonneux, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
73
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: David and Jane MORRISON, 16 Royal Terrace, West Glasgow, Scotland. Native of Glasgow
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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