MORRIS, John Crisop
| Service Numbers: | 208, 236, Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 24 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 13th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 13 August 1876 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Law Clerk, Actor |
| Died: | Hotham East, Melbourne - Victoria, Australia, 15 June 1925, aged 48 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Box Hill General Cemetery, Victoria Plot: CE-*-2264 |
| Memorials: | Winton Waltzing Matilda Centre Roll of Honour |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Bugler, 208, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry | |
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| 1 Nov 1899: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Bugler, 208, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 448 notes 1st QMI embarked 1 Nov 1899 aboard Cornwall arriving Cape Town 13 Dec 1899. | |
| 23 Jan 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Bugler, 208, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 449 notes 1st QMI embarked 13 Dec 1900 returning to Australia aboard Orient arriving Brisbane 17 Jan 1901, disbanded 23 Jan 1901. | |
| 19 May 1902: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Squadron Sergeant Major, 236, 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 530 notes 7th BACH embarked at Pinkenba 19 May 1902 aboard Custodian arriving Durban 22 Jun 1902 after peace had been declared. | |
| 9 Aug 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Squadron Sergeant Major, 236, 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 530 notes 7th BACH embarked at Durban 28 Jun 1902 aboard Manchester Merchant returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 2 Aug 1902, disbanded 9 Aug 1902. |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, 13th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 10 Sep 1915: | Involvement 13th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Malakuta embarkation_ship_number: A57 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Officer, 13th Light Horse Regiment |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
John Crisop Morris served twice in the South African (Boer) War and again in WW1. First service was as a Bugler S.N. 208, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry, Boer War. Second service was as a Squadron Sergeant-Major S.N. 236, 7th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse, Boer War. Third service was as a Lieutenant 13th Light Horse Regiment and 1st Anzac Army Corps Light Horse Regiment, AIF, WW1.
When he first enlisted in 1899 with the 1st QMI and his details were published with the rank and file in The Brisbane Courier, 18 Nov 1899, he was recorded as Bugler J. C. Morris, single, Griffith St, West End, Townsville. In the Boer War Service Paybooks for the 1st QMI, Bk 1 p. 73, it is noted he directed part of his pay to Mrs. W. T. Morris (his mother), Griffith St, West End, Townsville. He served the full tour of the 1st QMI returning to Brisbane where he was discharged on 23 Jan 1901.
He enlisted again in 1902 with the 7th BACH and on his Attestation Paper, dated 1 May 1902, it was noted that; he was born at Townsville and was 25 years of age; he was single and a law clerk; his N.O.K. was his mother Mrs. W. T. Morris, Townsville; and he had previously served with the 1st QMI. The 7th BACH arrived in South Africa on 22 Jun 1902, after peace had been declared, and as a result just 6 days later embarked to return to Australia where they were disbanded/discharged 9 Aug 1902.
It appears he was training with the military at the Officers Training School, Broadmeadows, Victoria, while working as an Actor when he enlisted for WW1 and applied for a commission with the Light Horse. On his Attestation Paper, dated 24 Sep 1915, and his commission application, it was noted that, he was born on 13 Aug 1876 at Townsville, Qld; he was single and an actor; his N.O.K. was his mother Mrs. Margaret Morris, Griffith St, West End, Townsville; and that he had previously served in South Africa with the 1st QMI and 7th BACH and in Royston's Horse in the Natal Rebellion.
John Crisop Morris was born on 13 Aug 1876 at Townsville, Queensland, a son to William Thomas Morris and Margaret Morris (nee Chisholm). It appears he never married, and he returned from WW1 to Melbourne where his appointment was terminated 30 Mar 1918, and where he continued with his acting pursuits, passing in Melbourne on 15 Jun 1925.
(AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 451 and 536; National Archives Australia- Boer War Dossiers; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 1st QMI, Bk 1 p. 73; National Archives Australia- WW1 service record).
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