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MORRISSEY, Percy William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3424 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 February 1917, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Carlton, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Windsor, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Pastrycook |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Morlancourt, France, 4 July 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Was seen to be hit by machine gun fire, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, Crouy British Cemetery, Crouy St Pierre, Amiens, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 8 Feb 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3424, 46th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Prahran, Victoria | |
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| 11 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 3424, 46th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 3424, 46th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
| 3 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 59th Infantry Battalion, Transferred from the 46th Battalion to the 59th Battalion at Havre | |
| 4 Jul 1918: | Involvement Private, 3424, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3424 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-04 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Mary Morrissey of 32 St John Street, Windsor, Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal