MORPHETT, Glenton Stewart Victor
| Service Number: | 1030 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Williamstown, Victoria, 1889 |
| Home Town: | North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 29 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide Rowing Club WW1 Pictorial Honour Board, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Lower North Adelaide War Memorial WW1, North Adelaide Christ Church Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1030, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1030, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
| 12 Mar 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1030, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Frederick William and Ellie Maud Victoria Morphett, of Merriwa St., Gordon, New South Wales
Biography
"...1030 Private Glenton Stuart Victor Morphett, 10th Battalion was a 24 year old bank clerk resident at Teringham Street, North Adelaide when he enlisted on 5 September 1915.
He embarked for overseas from Adelaide on 20 October 1914 aboard HMAT Ascanius. Following training in Egypt, the 10th Battalion was part of the covering force for the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915 and so was the first ashore at around 4.30am. The battalion was heavily involved in establishing and defending the front line of the ANZAC position.
Pte Morphett was killed in action on 29 April 1915 and his name is listed on the Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, for those who have no known grave..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
A notice placed by his friend John Gordon;
"In memory of my comrades of the 10th Battalion, 3rd Brigade, Signaller J. L. Lewis (cousin) Lance-Corporal P. de Q. Robin, Privates T. A. Whyte, F. H. Stokes, M. T. Smith, and G. V. S. Morphett, killed in action at Anzac, Gallipoli, on or about the 25th April, 1915.— J.R. Gordon, Lieutenant." - from the Adelaide Register 25 Apr 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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