Morris HAINS

HAINS, Morris

Service Number: 2150
Enlisted: 23 May 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 3rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Port Adelaide, South Australia, 31 December 1893
Home Town: Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling: Port Adelaide State School, Prince Alfred and Roseworthy Colleges, South Australia
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915, aged 21 years
Cemetery: Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC
Special Memorial C39, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Jewish Community of South Australia Roll of Honour, Kent Town Prince Alfred College 'Nobly Striving, Nobly Fell' Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

23 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2150, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, New South Wales
16 Jun 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2150, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
16 Jun 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2150, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Kyle Gibbs

Morris Hains was born on 31 December, 1893 and grew up in a small house in St. Peters in Adelaide, South Australia. He was the son of John Hains and Julia Hains. Both his parents were Jewish. 

Morris was 181 cm tall, had brown hair, and brown eyes. He attended Port Adelaide and Prince Alfred College and later worked as a farmer. 

At the age of 21 he decided to join the AIF during World War l. He was part of the 3rd Battalion. The AIF arrived at the beach of Gallipoli on the 25 of April 1915. 

On the 7 August, 1915 between 4:30 and 4:45am four waves of men including Morris Hains attacked the Turkish trenches at the Nek. They did not last long and many were killed while performing this attack. Morris Hains was killed in action on the 7th of August, 1915. Morris was aged 21. He was buried at the cemetery in Gallipoli, now called the Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac Cove. 

A letter was sent to John and Julia Hains letting them know that Morris Hains had been killed in action trying to perform an attack on the Turkish trenches. This was sent on the 4th October to 76 Harrow Road, St. Peters, Adelaide. 

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of John and Julia HAINS