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MORTON, William Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 1st Australian General Hospital (WW1) |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Merino, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Medical practitioner |
| Died: | Sunbury, Victoria, Australia, 9 May 1928, cause of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Sunbury Public Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Merino War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1915: | Involvement Captain, 1st Australian General Hospital (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Jul 1915: | Embarked Captain, 1st Australian General Hospital (WW1), HMAT Orsova, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
William Alexander Morton
William Morton was born in Melbourne and was practicing medicine in Merino, Victorla when he enlisted on 20/4/1915. He was appointed Captain and left Melbourne on the HMAT Wandilla on 25/6/1916. He served at the 1st General Hospital and as Medical officer to the 3rd Field Arty Brigade.
He was promoted to Major and returned to Australia on 18/1/1919.
He set up practice in Sunbury, Victorla and was the first president of the Sunbury RSL.
He died in Sunbury on 9/5/1928 and was buried at Sunbury.
Submitted 16 December 2022 by Ross Martin