Regimental number | 5061 |
Place of birth | Victoria |
School | Colac Grammar School, Victoria |
Other training | On the staff of the State Savings Bank and later joined his father as contractor |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Contractor |
Address | Manifold Street, Colac, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 29 |
Next of kin | Father, John Morrison, Manifold Street, Colac, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 22nd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | He was captain of the Melburnian Hare & Hounds in 1910. Was an enthusiastic member of the Colac Rowing Club. He served on the Somme during the terrible winter of 1916. Was wounded there. Sent to England. Left Victoria as SGT Major now Corporal at time of death. Was kept down for early promotion to get his commission. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death | 30 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
Place of burial | Hooge Crater Cemetery (Plot I, Row DD, Grave No. 5), Zillebeke, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 97 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Colac Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: John and Mary MORRISON, Manifold Street, Colac, Victoria. Photo: Ian Marr |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |