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MORISON, Donald Rutherford
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 494 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 5 October 1914, Enlisted at Cloncurry, QD |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 5th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | West Hartlepool, England, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Cloncurry, Cloncurry, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 28 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 4, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 494, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Cloncurry, QD | |
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| 19 Dec 1914: | Involvement 494, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Vestalia embarkation_ship_number: A44 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Dec 1914: | Embarked 494, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Vestalia, Sydney | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Trooper, 5th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 28 Jun 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 494, 5th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 494 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-06-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Fred Hughes Morison and E.F. Morison of Barco, Penrith, England formerly of Moh Carlisle, Cumberland, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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