MORRIS, John Kirkpatrick
| Service Number: | 404251 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 102 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 3 May 1920 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Accidental air crash, Bladersby, England, United Kingdom, 14 April 1942, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, North Yorkshire, England Grave Reference: Section G/Row L/Grave 12., Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 19 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 404251, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 19 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 404251, No. 102 Squadron (RAAF) | |
| 14 Apr 1942: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 404251, No. 102 Squadron (RAF), Air War NW Europe 1939-45 |
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John Kirkpatrick MORRIS was cremated at Darlington Crematorium in Durham, England; Grave Location: Sec G/Row L/Grave 12; his memorial is in Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery - Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England.
Son of Thomas John & Agnes Kirkpatrick MORRIS, of Cameron St, Nundah, Qld.
"404251 Sergeant John Kirkpatrick Morris, RAAF, 102 Squadron RAF, of Brisbane, Qld. Sgt Morris was a clerk before enlisting on 19 July 1940. He was accidentally killed at the age of 21 on 14 April 1942. He was a crew member of a Halifax bomber (serial number FA R9488) which crashed while on air test at Bladersby, near Ripon, England, killing all on board." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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