John Max MORRISON MID

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Service Number:	2172
Enlisted:	21 April 1914, Enlisted at Geraldton, WA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Flemington, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	Geraldton, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Telegraphist
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915
Cemetery:	Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 11, Row I, Grave 14 Chaplain Rev. T.G. Robertson officiated, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geraldton Rowing Club Honour Board, Midland Church of The Ascension Honour Roll, Midland WW1 Clock Tower & Town Hall Memorial, Postmaster General's Department Perth WWI HR

21 Apr 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2172, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Geraldton, WA
6 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 2172, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: ''
6 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 2172, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Fremantle
11 Dec 1915:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Awarded for actions on 6 August 1915 Awarded, and promulgated, London Gazette, Supplement, Number 29455 on 28 January 1916; Commonwealth Gazette Nunber 44 on 6 April 1916.

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Birth name registered as John Maximillian Morrison record number 23022

Son of Alfred Morrison and Sarah Morrison nee Jordon of 'Kyneton', Bayley Street, West Midland Junction, WA

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

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