John Cyril Ashton MORRIS

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MORRIS, John Cyril Ashton

Service Number:	920
Enlisted:	23 April 1915, Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Launceston, Tasmania, 20 April 1896
Home Town:	Invermay, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling:	Mr Heuri's Collegiate School, Invermay and Government Technical School, Launceston
Occupation:	Apprentice cabinetmaker
Died:	Died of wounds, At sea (HS Dunluce Castle), 22 September 1915, aged 19 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

World War 1 Service

23 Apr 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 920, Claremont, Tasmania
29 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 920, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 920, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane
4 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 920, 26th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
19 Sep 1915:	Wounded Private, 920, 26th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW (chest)

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

John Cyril Ashton MORRIS was born on 20th April, 1896 in Launceston, Tasmania

His parents were Enoch MORRIS and Frances Elizabeth FLYNN

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