Maurice James MORRISON

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MORRISON, Maurice James

Service Number:	407723
Enlisted:	4 January 1941, Adelaide
Last Rank:	Pilot Officer
Last Unit:	No. 31 Squadron (RAAF)
Born:	Balaklava, South Australia, 23 August 1916
Home Town:	Kilburn (Formerly Chicago), Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Flying Battle, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia , 30 November 1942, aged 26 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Adelaide River Northern Territory Memorial, Adelaide WW2 Wall of Remembrance, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Clare Memorial Row of Trees, Clare WW2 Memorial Gates, Clare and District WW2 Roll of Honour, Sevenhills & Penwortham District War Memorial WW2

World War 2 Service

4 Jan 1941:	Involvement Pilot Officer, 407723
4 Jan 1941:	Enlisted Adelaide
4 Jan 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, No. 31 Squadron (RAAF)
4 Jan 1941:	Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Pilot Officer, 407723
Date unknown:	Involvement

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Biography contributed by David Barlow

Son of Henry James Morrison and Evelyn Maud Morrison

Husband of Olive Maude Morrison of Kilburn, SA

RAAF Beaufighter aircraft A19-69 was lost near Bathurst Island - both crewmen were killed: Pilot Officer Maurice James Morrison 407723 & Sergeant Alan Frederick Forrest 31095

Both men are commemorated on the Northern Territory Memorial to the Missing located at Adelaide River War Cemetery, NT

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