MORRIS, Francis Charles
| Service Number: | 2963 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 July 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tomakin, New South Wales, Australia, 18 April 1889 |
| Home Town: | West Wyalong, Bland, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | West Wyalong Public School |
| Occupation: | Carter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 15 May 1917, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2963, 4th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 30 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2963, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2963, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney | |
| 15 May 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2963, 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2963 awm_unit: 56th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-05-15 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of the late Charles MORRIS and Mary Jane GRAU (fmly MORRIS) OF "The Cedars" West Wyalong, NSW
Mrs. H. E, Grau and family have placed beautiful and substantial memorials in St. Barnabas' Church, West Wyalong, to the memory of Privates E. W. and F. C. Morris, killed in action last year. They consist of oak Litany desk and oak prayer desk aud seat, of splendid material and beautifully finished. On the brass tablets attached are the inscriptions :—" Peace, perfect peace, with loved ones far away. In loving memory of our two sons and brothers, Francis Charles Morris, killed in action in France, May 18th, 1917, and Edward William Morris, killed in action in France, June 9th, 1917. Erected by Mrs. Grau and family. In Jesus' keeping we are safe, and they."
They will be officially unveiled when a similar ceremony takes place in connection with the J. C. Bight Memorial.
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