MORRISH, Phyllis Pearl
| Service Number: | WF94523 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 10 February 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Geraldton, Western Australia, 14 January 1921 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Launderess |
| Died: | Armadale, Western Australia, 30 March 2010, aged 89 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Narrogin Cemetery, Western Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 10 Feb 1943: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WF94523 | |
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| 28 Mar 1946: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, WF94523 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
The fifth of six children, Phyllis was born in 1921 in Bunbury WA. Her parents (James Robert Long Morrish (b1878 in Portsea Island, England) and Florrie Julia Roberts (b1880 in Durban, South Africa) married in 1903 in Lower Ugemi, South Africa and emigrated in 1904, arriving in Albany WA on board the Runic. James - a Platelayer when he emigrated - worked in Albany, Geraldton, Kalgoorlie and Narrogin as a Plate Layer for the WAGR.
Phyllis was working in Narrogin WA as a Launderess in 1943 when she enlisted in the AWAS (Private; Service No:WF94523). Phyllis was attached to 7 Advanced Ordnance Depot when she was Discharged in March 1946. Brother James (Service No:WX7811) also served in WWII.
In 1947 Phyllis married William (Bluey) Thomas Howson (b1923 in Collie WA) - Bluey also served in WWII (Service No:WX25618). Phyllis and Bluey lived in Narrogin and Perth WA where Bluey was a WAGR Employee. Bluey died in 2005 and Phyllis in 2010.
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