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MORRISON, Hector Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 5061 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 November 1915, Enlisted in Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 22nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Victoria, Australia, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Colac, Colac-Otway, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Colac Grammar School, Colac, Victoria, |
| Occupation: | Contractor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 16 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Hooge Crater Cemetery, Belgium Plot 1, Row DD, Grave 5. Headstone inscription reads: He fought the good fight giving his life for us , Hooge Crater Cemetery, Passchendaele, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Colac Soldier's Memorial, Colac St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Honor Roll, Yeodene Yeo District Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 5 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5061, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted in Melbourne |
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World War 1 Service
| 3 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 5061, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
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| 3 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 5061, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Melbourne | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion, In the field | |
| 8 Mar 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5061, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Wounded in the right shoulder and nose and invalided to England | |
| 16 Sep 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 5061, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5061 awm_unit: 22 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-16 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son John and Mary Morrison of Manifold Street, Colac, Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Cadets
Prior to enlisted he worked in the State Bank then he joined his father as a Contractor
He was captain of the Melburnian Hare & Hounds in 1910 and was an enthusiastic member of the Colac Rowing Club