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MORRISON, James McEwan
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3960 |
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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) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
25 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3960 | |
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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 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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.