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MORGAN, Price Jacob
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 26 February 1894 |
| Home Town: | Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | launceston Church Grammar School, Tasmania and the Royal Military College, Duntroon. Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| Occupation: | Soldier |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 4 April 1917, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps III. J. 5. |
| Memorials: | Launceston Cenotaph, Launceston Church Grammar School WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Lieutenant, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Lieutenant, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Geelong, Hobart | |
| 12 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 1st Division Artillery | |
| 21 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 6th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 1 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Major, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, near St Leger, Shell wounds right shoulder and left thigh | |
| 4 Apr 1917: | Involvement Major, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 6th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Major awm_died_date: 1917-04-04 |
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