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MORGAN, William Marshall
Personal Details
Service Number: | 537 |
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Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Hillgrove, New South Wales, 1894 |
Home Town: | Hillgrove, Armidale Dumaresq, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Public School, New South Wales |
Occupation: | Clerk |
Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 20 May 1915 |
Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 11, Row E, Grave 6 Headstone inscription reads: Died whilst fighting for justice and liberty, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Armidale Memorial Fountain, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 537, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW | |
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5 Sep 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Prior to embarkment | |
18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 537, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lance Corporal, 537, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
8 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 2nd Infantry Battalion | |
7 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2nd Infantry Battalion, At Gallipoli | |
20 May 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 537, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 537 awm_unit: 2 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-05-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Margarette Isabella Morgan of Brackin Street, Hillgrove, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal