MORRISON, Alfred Frederick
| Service Number: | 2248 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 May 1916, Bendigo, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yandoit, Victoria, 22 August 1896 |
| Home Town: | Yandoit, Hepburn, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Frankinfort State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 8 June 1917, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Moree ANZAC Centenary Memorial, Yandoit Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 29 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2248, Bendigo, Victoria | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2248, 37th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2248, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2248, 37th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines |
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1914/1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
"PRIVATE A. F. MORRISON. Cohuna, 6th June.
Notification has been received of the death from wounds of Private Alfred F. Morrison, a brother of Mr. F. B. Morrison, of Gunbower West. Prior to enlisting he was in the employ of Mr. T. F. Major, farmer, of McMillan's, and he is held in the highest esteem by a large circle of friends and acquaintances in this district. He was 20 years of ago and a native of Yandoit." - from the Bendigonian 12 Jul 1917 (nla.gov.au)
"MORRISON.- In loving memory of our dear friend,Private Alfred Frederick Morrison, killed in action, in France, on the 9th June, 1917.
Somewhere in France he is lying;
He answered his country's call, He died an Australian hero,
Fighting to save us all.
To fall asleep is not to die,
To dwell with Christ is far better.
-(Inserted by his loving friends, Ruby, May, and Rose Pettigrove)." - from the Melbourne Australasian 14 Jul 1917 (nla.gov.au)
Your service and sacrifice remembered always.
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