Maurice Lewis (Morrie) AARONS

AARONS, Maurice Lewis

Service Number: 2281
Enlisted: 15 May 1915, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born: Carlton, Victoria, 7 November 1880
Home Town: Broome, Broome, Western Australia
Schooling: Model School, Spring St. Melbourne
Occupation: Pearler
Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli,Turkey, 8 August 1915, aged 34 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Broome Roads Board WWI Roll of Honour, Broome War Memorial (New), Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, WA Jewish War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

15 May 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2281, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Blackboy Hill, Western Australia
25 Jun 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2281, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
25 Jun 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2281, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Wandilla, Fremantle
30 Jul 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2281, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli
8 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2281, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Maurice Lewis AARONS was born on 7th November, 1880 in Carlton, Victoria

His parents were Lewis AARONS and Letitia HENWOOD