John (Jack) MORISON

MORISON, John

Service Number: 1102
Enlisted: 17 October 1914, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 8th Infantry Battalion
Born: Hamilton, Victoria, 1893
Home Town: Maroona, Ararat, Victoria
Schooling: Hamilton Primary School
Occupation: Carpenter
Died: Died of wounds, Malta, 12 June 1915
Cemetery: Pieta Military Cemetery
Plot A, Row II, Grave 5 , Pieta Military Cemetery, Tal-Pieta, Malta (island), Malta
Memorials: Ararat Shire of Ararat WWI Roll of Honor, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hamilton Primary School Roll of Honour, Maroona Honor Roll WW1
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World War 1 Service

17 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1102, 8th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Broadmeadows, Victoria
19 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 1102, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1102, 8th Infantry Battalion, Embarked on HMAT 'A24' Benalla from Melbourne on 19th October 1914
8 May 1915: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1102, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Birth name registered as John Archibald McFarlane Morison registration number 3938

Son of James Alexander Morisona and Essie Morrison nee McKeller of Maroona, Victoria. Brother of James Norman Morison, Margaret Ann Morison and Lachlan McKeller Morison

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