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MORRIS, William Robert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3837 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 August 1915, Townsville, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London, England, January 1888 |
| Home Town: | Shiptons Flat, Cook, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner/Motor mechanic |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Mouquet Farm, France, 21 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, 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
| 26 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3837, Townsville, Queensland | |
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| 30 Dec 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3837, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3837, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Itonus, Brisbane | |
| 21 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3837, 9th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3837 awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-21 |
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