James McEwan MORRISON

MORRISON, James McEwan

Service Number: 3960
Enlisted: 25 August 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 1st Infantry Battalion
Born: Leichhardt, Sydney, New South Wales , 12 January 1899
Home Town: Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales
Schooling: Paddington Superior Public School, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Occupation: Electrician
Died: Killed in Action, France, 22 July 1916, aged 17 years
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

25 Aug 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3960
11 Dec 1915: Involvement Private, 3960, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Mooltan embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
11 Dec 1915: Embarked Private, 3960, 1st Infantry Battalion, RMS Mooltan, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Peter Rankin

James was only 17 years 6 months old when he was killed, during the Battle of Pozieres he survived a charge and had taken a prisoner, and whilst he was taking his prisoner he was shot by a sniper. His family epitaph reads- HE DIED A HERO, BELOVED BY ALL.