Cecil William MORRIS

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Service Number:	160
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Walgett, New South Wales, Australia, 25 October 1893
Home Town:	Gosford, Gosford Shire, New South Wales
Schooling:	Fort Street Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk/Book-keeper
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 7 August 1915, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 160, Sydney, New South Wales
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 160, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 160, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
7 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli

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