MORRISON, David Ashton
| Service Number: | 2990 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Burnley, Lancashire, England, May 1892 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Grammar School, Burnley, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Appendicitis, 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, England, United Kingdom, 21 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Burnley Cemetery, Lancashire, England Row A, Grave No. 12183 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2990, 31st Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 2990, 31st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 2990, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
| 10 Dec 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2990, 31st Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, GSW to right arm - severe |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 21st March.... Private David Ashton Morrison was born at Burnley, Lancashire, England in 1892.
According to information supplied by his mother for the Roll of Honour, David Morrison came to Australia when he was 19 years old.
David Ashton Morrison enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) at Holsworthy, Sydney, NSW on 10th November, 1915 as a 23 year old Labourer.
Private David Ashton Morrison embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Anchises (A68) on 14th March, 1916 with the 8th Infantry Brigade, 31st Infantry Battalion, 5th Reinforcements.
Private Morrison embarked from Alexandria on 20th June, 1916 on Huntsend with B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force) & disembarked at Marseilles, France on 30th June, 1916. He joined his Unit in France on 23rd July, 1916.
Private David Ashton Morrison was wounded in action on 7th December, 1916 in France with GSW to right arm. He was invalided to England on Hospital Ship Carisbrook Castle on 17th December, 1916 & admitted to Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, England on 19th December, 1916. He had two wounds in right arm with no injury to bone, vessels or nerves.
Private Morrison was transferred to 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, England on 21st February, 1917.
Private David Ashton Morrison died on 21st March, 1917 at 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, England from Appendicitis. He was buried in the family grave in Burnley Cemetery, Lancashire, England along with his younger brother - James Ashton Morrison, aged 11, of 55 Tentre Street, buried 2nd December, 1911; nephew - Thomas Rostron, aged 2, of 55 Tentre Street, buried 16th August, 1915 and later his father - Patrick Morrison, aged 70 years , of 118 Briercliffe Road, buried 3rd January, 1942.
Private David Ashton Morrison has a Commonwealth War Graves Headstone.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
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Biography
David Ashton MORRISON was born in June quarter 1892 in Burnley , Lancashire UK
His parents were Patrick MORRISON and Mary Ellen ASHTON
He enlisted on 28th October, 1915 with the 31st Infantry Battalion
Unit embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Anchises on 14th March, 1916
He died of illness on 21.3.1917 in 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Dartford, UK
Buried in Burnley Cemetery in Lancashire
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