MORRIS, James McLaren
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 23 February 1915, Cairns, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Dunfermline, Scotland. , 1 October 1886 |
| Home Town: | Cairns, Cairns, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Palmerston North High School, New Zealand. |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1 November 1965, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne |
| Memorials: | Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Cairns, Qld. | |
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| 1 Oct 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant | |
| 22 Jan 1916: | Embarked 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Boonah, Sydney | |
| 22 Jan 1916: | Involvement 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Boonah embarkation_ship_number: A36 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 14 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 6th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 25 Jan 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 4th Divisional Ammunition Column |
Lieutenant James McLaren Morris.
JAMES McLAREN MORRIS was born at Dunfermline, Scotland, on 1 st October, 1886, his parents being Mr. James and Mrs. Helen Morris. He was educated at the Dunfermline High School, Scotland, and Palmerston North High School, New Zealand, and entered the service of the Bank at Palmerston North on 20th April, 1904, being promoted to ledger-keeper on 1 st July, 1907. He was transferred to Brisbane, Queensland, on 26th June, 1911; to Townsville on 25th March, 1912; to Charters Towers, as teller, on 17th February, 1913; and to Cairns, as accountant, on 13th July, 1914.
James McLaren Morris enlisted on 6th February, 1915, as a private in the A.I.F., being allotted to the 2nd Light Horse Regiment, and later to the 4th Divisional Artillery. Subsequently he was promoted to the rank of corporal; then to sergeant and to sergeant-major, and in October, 1915, he was gazetted second-lieutenant. He joined his regiment in due course, arriving in Egypt in January, 1916. In June of the same year he was transferred to France, receiving his commission as first-lieutenant on 17th August, 1916. He remained on duty there until December, 1917.
Submitted 20 June 2021 by Lynette Turner
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
JAMES McLAREN MORRIS was born at Dunfermline, Scotland, on 1 st October, 1886, his parents being Mr. James and Mrs. Helen Morris. He was educated at the Dunfermline High School, Scotland, and Palmerston North High School, New Zealand, and entered the service of the Bank at Palmerston North on 20th April, 1904, being promoted to ledger-keeper on 1 st July, 1907. He was transferred to Brisbane, Queensland, on 26th June, 1911; to Townsville on 25th March, 1912; to Charters Towers, as teller, on 17th February, 1913; and to Cairns, as accountant, on 13th July, 1914.
James McLaren Morris enlisted on 6th February, 1915, as a private in the A.I.F., being allotted to the 2nd Light Horse Regiment, and later to the 4th Divisional Artillery. Subsequently he was promoted to the rank of corporal; then to sergeant and to sergeant-major, and in October, 1915, he was gazetted second-lieutenant. He joined his regiment in due course, arriving in Egypt in January, 1916. In June of the same year he was transferred to France, receiving his commission as first-lieutenant on 17th August, 1916. He remained on duty there until December, 1917.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
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