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MORGAN, David Thomas
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 2590, 3590 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 24 January 1916, Enlisted, Toowoomba, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bundaberg, Qld., 13 March 1886 |
| Home Town: | Gordonvale, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman / Labourer |
| Died: | Suicide, self-inflicted throat wound, 6th Australian General Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, France, 12 May 1918, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland (CWGC, DVA) Official Commemorations - Grave Location: 10-43-24, Portion 10/Section 43/Grave 24., Brisbane General Cemetery, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Ebblinghem Military Cemetery, Ebblinghem, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gordonvale War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2590, 11th Depot Battalion | |
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| 24 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3590, 11th Depot Battalion, Enlisted, Toowoomba, Qld. | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3590, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3590, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Boorara embarkation_ship_number: A42 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 3590, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Boorara, Brisbane | |
| 25 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3590, 31st Infantry Battalion, Medical - Discharge - as per stated: 25/11/1917, 1st admitted, 26/06/1917, 1st London Gen. Hospital; was not on active duty for (AIF-WWI), due to debilitation from (G.S.W. RT. thigh); 10/01/1918, No. 1 Hospital Ship: "Karoola", Arrived at Brisbane, Qld; Upon disembarkation was immediately discharged (25/11/1917, Re: NAA,Pg, 53), then immediately admitted to 6th A.G.H (Re: Letter from. Com'dant, 1st M.D - Medical District) Brisane, Qld. (NAA, Pg's-38, 53, 57) Service Record of Private: David Thomas MORGAN, SN 3590. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Son of David Thomas MORGAN & Ellen (nee-JACKSON) MORGAN.
References: QLD Birth Register, Reg No: 1886/ 410; QLD Death Register, Reg No: 1918/ 27186; Queensland Government - Department of Justice & Attorney-General; Queensland Regitry of Births, Deaths & Marriages.
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