James Edward MORRISON

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Service Number:	VX25905
Enlisted:	17 June 1940
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia , 21 April 1919
Home Town:	Surrey Hills, Boroondara, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Steward
Died:	Malignant Malaria, Rabaul, New Britain, Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, 8 January 1942, aged 22 years
Cemetery:	Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea (CWGC) Grave Reference, Location ~ Plot H, Row D, Grave 15. (Special Memorial.) Personal Inscription ~ "LOVING MEMORIES TO CHERISH AND KEEP. MOTHER".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, VX25905
17 Jun 1940:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, VX25905, 2nd/22nd Infantry Battalion

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