Michael Roy MORRISSEY

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Service Number:	4372
Enlisted:	28 July 1915, Geraldton, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	48th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Willow Gully, Northampton, WA, 1896
Home Town:	Geraldton, Western Australia
Schooling:	Convent School Geraldton WA
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 13 August 1916
Cemetery:	Puchevillers British Cemetery, France I F 71, Puchevillers British Cemetery, Puchevillers, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geraldton Our Lady of Sorrows Great War Honour Boards, Geraldton St. Xavier Cathedral "MORRISSEY" Memorial Window, Postmaster General's Department Perth WWI HR, Yalgoo War Memorial

28 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, 4372, Geraldton, WA
29 Jan 1916:	Involvement Private, 4372, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
29 Jan 1916:	Embarked Private, 4372, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Runic, Fremantle
13 Aug 1916:	Involvement Private, 4372, 48th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4372 awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-13

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Son of Michael James and Mary Jane MORRISSEY of Munbina Station, Yalgoo, WA

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