Regimental number | 5411 |
Place of birth | Copmanhurst, New South Wales |
School | Oberon Public School, New South Wales |
Other training | Telegraphist |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Shop assistant |
Address | Atkinson Street, Queanbeyan, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs D A Morton, Atkinson Street, Queanbeyan, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Battalion, 17th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/18/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A49 Ceramic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 53rd Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted as signaller and afterwards selected with fifty telegraphists for service abroad. Died pneumonia Charl Belgium |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Age at death | 26 |
Family/military connections | SGT WA Morton of AIF (cousin) invalided home suffering from gas and who died in New South Wales, February 1920 |