Morgan James DICKSON

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DICKSON, Morgan James

Service Number:	4104
Enlisted:	9 August 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Belalie, near Jamestown, South Australia, 15 March 1884
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Memorials:	Jamestown Methodist Church WW1 Roll of Honor, Jamestown Presbyterian Church WW1 Honor Roll, Jamestown Soldier's Memorial Park Arch

World War 1 Service

9 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4104
9 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 4104, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Mongolia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
9 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 4104, 27th Infantry Battalion, RMS Mongolia, Adelaide
10 May 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4104, 27th Infantry Battalion, to join British Expeditionary Forces
18 Oct 1917:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4104, 27th Infantry Battalion, wounded - embarked to England
20 Apr 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4104, 27th Infantry Battalion

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Biography contributed by Julianne Ryan

Rootsweb ID: I390037 Birth Record: 15 March 1884 in Belalie, Near Jamestown, South Australia,

Father John Sydney Dickson and Mother Caroline Dickson (nee Flavel), Jamestown, South Australia.

Next of kin in service:
Brothers:
2346 - Francis Isaac Dickson
            Private in 27th Infantry Battalion
            22/6/1915 enlisted at Keswick
            14/10/1915 embarked from Port Adelaide on HMAT Themistocles A32
            3/7/1918      killed in action
Re-interned in Adelaide Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France

9/1822 - Neil Stanley Dickson (MM)
              Lance Corporal - NZ, Otago Infantry Battalion
              1903 left Australia for New Zealand
              18/10/1915 enlisted
              8/1/1916     embarked NZ for Suez, Egypt
              22/10/1916 received Military Medal - gallantry in the field
              6/12/1917    discharged from service in NZ
19/11/1918 passed away from influenza / pneumonia
buried in:    Winton Cemetery, Winton, NZ

1536 - Vincent Frederick Roy Dickson
           Private in 9th Light Horse Regiment
           10/9/1915    enlisted
           18/11/1915 embarked Port Adelaide, onboard HMAT A2 Geelong
           22/12/1915 returned to Australia
           1/2/1920      passed away
           buried in:    Jamestown Cemetery, South Australia

Cousins:
5324 - William Henry Clerke - from Solomontown, SA
           Private in 27th Battalion
           12/8/1916 embarked Port Adelaide, SA, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat
           Private in Australian Veterinary Corps
           3/3/1919    returned to Australia
           15/6/1955 passed away
           buried in:    Port Pirie Cemetery

2611 - Richard Roy Clerke (also known under Clarke)
            Driver in 14th Australian Field Artillery Brigade
28/7/1915 enlisted
27/10/1915 embarked Port Adelaide, onboard HMAT Benalla A24
1/10/1917   died of wounds
            Menin Road, South Military Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium

Morgan was described on enlisting as 31yrs 5mths; single; 5' 4 1/4" tall; 131 lbs;
fair complesion; brown eyes; brown hair; Methodist

9/8/1915 enlisted in Adelaide, SA
appointed to B Company, 2nd Depot Battalion

9/3/1916       embarked Port Adelaide onboard RMS Mongolia
                    Private in 27th Battalion
5/4/1916       disembarked into Suez, Egypt

10/5/1916 proceeded to join British Expeditionary Forces
embarked onboard HT Scotian ex Alexandria

11/8/1916 joined 27th Battalion from reinforcements

15/8/1916 sick to hospital - France

22/10/1916 rejoined battalion from Base Depot

8/10/1917 gun shot wound to knee - wounded in action

18/10/1917 embarked onboard HS Warilda for England
19/10/1917 admitted to Beaufort War Hospital, Bristol

2/4/1918 proceeded overseas to France
3/4/1918 marched in to Australian Infantry Base Depot, France

11/6/1918      gun shot wound to thigh & compound fracture - received in action - 2nd occasion
15/6/1918      admitted to LofC Hospital, France
18/6/1918      invalided to england
                     admitted to Central Military Hospital, Eastbourne, England

23/9/1918 returned to Australia onboard D23 HMAT Runic
24/11/1918 disembarked into Adelaide, SA

20/4/1919 discharged from service

Total service: 3 years 258 days (2 years 295 days overseas)

Medals: British War medal (10437) and Victory medal (10367)

Service portrait courtesy of Mrs Kaye B Bottrall (Jamestown, S.A. - thank you for your contribution and all your years of work).

Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan, 2 June 2014. Lest we forget.

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