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MORRISON, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX10714 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 July 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Not yet discovered |
| Born: | Murrunundi, New South Wales, Australia, 26 July 1914 |
| Home Town: | Nanango, South Burnett, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer and Truck Driver |
| Died: | Executed, whilst a prisoner of the Japanese, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 26 April 1945, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ambon War Cemetery, Ambon, Maluku, Indonesia Burial reference: - Plot 23. Row C. Grave 5. Personal inscription: - "HIS DUTY VALIANTLY AND NOBLY DONE FOREVER REMEMBERED". |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Sapper, QX10714 | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 6 Jul 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX10714 | |
| 17 Feb 1942: | Imprisoned Malaya/Singapore, Sapper John Morrison embarked for oversea's service from Darwin on 21st December 1941. He became missing in action on 2nd February 1942, established on 2nd June 1942 now a prisoner of war as of 17th February 1942 at Ambon, Indonesia. Established on the 13th September 1945, that Sapper Morrison had been murdered by Japanese Imperial Forces whilst their prisoner in, Ambon, Netherlands East Indies, 26 April 1945. | |
| 26 Apr 1945: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Dianne Black
Parents: - Henry Joseph Morrison and Phoebe Salina Edmonds married 1911 in Murrurundi,New South Wales.
Wife: - Violet Thelma Green married 14th November 1941 in Nanango, Queensland