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MORRIS, Frederick Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2953 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 August 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, 1 October 1874 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
| Died: | North Adelaide, South Australia, 4 July 1936, aged 61 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 6 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2953, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2953, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide | |
| 19 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 2953, 50th Infantry Battalion |
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Frederick Morris enlisted one week prior to the death in France of his 19-year-old son, 4160 Pte. Guerin Morris (/explore/people/288322)
"MORRIS.- On July 4, at Gue-Rin, Tynte street, North Adelaide, Francis Frederick Morris, late of 7/50th Battalion, A.I.F., dearly loved husband of Jane, and loving father of Mrs. Kinnear and Ern Morris, aged 63 years. Requiescat in pace." - from the Adelaide News 04 Jul 1936 (nla.gov.au)