MORRISON, Donald
| Service Number: | 4481 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 December 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 54th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 6 June 1898 |
| Home Town: | Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Pyrmont Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Hydronephrosis, 2nd Southern General Hospital, Bristol, England, United Kingdom, 31 December 1916, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bristol (Arnos Vale) Cemetery, Gloucestershire, England His name is remembered on the CWGC Screen Wall & he has a flat Memorial Stone. Cemetery/Memorial reference Screen Wall 5. 732. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Dec 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4481, 17th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4481, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4481, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney | |
| 12 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 54th Infantry Battalion | |
| 31 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 4481, 54th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4481 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-12-31 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 31st December..... Private Donald Morrison was born at Sydney, NSW around 1893. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 3rd January, 1916 as a 23 year old, single, Labourer from Pyrmont, Sydney, NSW.
Private Donald Morrison embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Nestor (A71) on 9th April, 1916 with the 17th Infantry Battalion, 11th Reinforcements. He was admitted to Ship’s Hospital while at Sea from 29th May, 1916 & discharged on 4th June, 1916.
Private Donald Morrison was admitted to Fargo, Wiltshire, England on 4th September, 1916.
Private Morrison arrived in France on 24th September, 1916. He was transferred to 54th Battalion on 12th October, 1916.
Private Morrison was sent to 14th Field Ambulance on 9th November, 1916. He was transferred & admitted to 1st New Zealand Stationary Hospital at Amiens, France on 9th November, 1916 with Hydronephrosis (swelling of kidney). Private Morrison was transferred to England on Hospital Ship West Australia on 12th November, 1916.
Private Donald Morrison was admitted to 2nd Southern General Hospital, Bristol, England on 15th November, 1916 with Hydronephrosis & was dangerously ill.
Private Donald Morrison died on morning of 31st December, 1916 at 2nd Southern General Hospital (Southmead Section), Bristol, England from Hydronephrosis. He was buried in Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. His name is remembered on the CWGC Screen Wall & he has a flat Memorial Stone.
There are 21 other WW1 Australian War Graves in Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/arnos-vale.html
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