MORRIS, John
| Service Number: | 2193 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, 10th Australian Field Ambulance, Belgium, 11 July 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Kandahar Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium Grave I. C. 27. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2193, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2193, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
John was the son of John and Ann Morris, of Forest House, St. Dogmaels. He had emigrated to Australia, and enlisted at Newcastle, N.S.W. on 9 May 1916 into the 36th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force. John embarked at Sydney aboard the HMAT Anchises, and disembarked at Devonport on 11 October that year. On 11 November 1916 his papers show that he joined the 3rd Australian Division, proceeding to France on 22 November. John was wounded at Ypres on 11 July 1917, and was brought to the 10th Australian Field Ambulance, where he died of Wounds that same day. He was 45 years old, and is buried in Kandahar Farm Cemetery near Ypres.
He is remembered on the St. Florence War Memorial. St. Florence is a peaceful village, situated three miles inland from Tenby on the road towards Carew Castle. The village is named after Saint Florencius, and has an interesting 13th Century Church, dedicated to him. The War Memorial is sited within the churchyard, and commemorates the men of the village who died in both world wars.
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