James Henry MORRIS

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Service Number:	2643
Enlisted:	12 June 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Gunner
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Malvern, England, 1890
Home Town:	Neutral Bay, North Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, Belgium, 3 June 1917
Cemetery:	Kandahar Farm Cemetery, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium Plot 11, Row A, Grave 39
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

12 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 2643, Liverpool, New South Wales
9 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2643, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
9 Aug 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2643, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney
3 Jun 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 2643, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2643 awm_unit: 37th Australian Field Artillery Battery awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-06-03

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Son of James and Sarah Ann Morris of Woodbine Cottage, Cowleigh Road, Malvern, England

Died of severe wound to the right chest inflicted at the Messines

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal