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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
George William Morrison |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Private |
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| Forename(s): |
George William |
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| Surname: |
Morrison |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
12/4223 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Auckland, New Zealand |
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| First Known Rank: |
Private |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Labourer |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs Francis Morrison (mother), 70 Upper Queen Street, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
11th Reinforcements Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
1 April 1916 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Maunganui or Tahiti |
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| Destination: |
Suez, Egypt |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
28 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
6 |
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| Campaigns: |
France |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Auckland Infantry Regiment |
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| Place of Death: |
New Zealand |
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| Date of Death: |
20 November 1918 |
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| Age at Death: |
26 |
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| Year of Death: |
1918 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died after discharge from the NZEF from wounds inflicted or disease contracted while on active service |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Grave Reference: |
Section 7. C. Lot 22. |
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| Memorial Name: |
Newmarket War Memorial, Olympic Park, Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Description of Image: |
- World War 1 Name panel, Newmarket War Memorial, Newmarket, Auckland (photo John Halpin, 28 May 2011)
- World War 1 Memorial panel, Newmarket War Memorial, Newmarket, Auckland (photo John Halpin, 28 May 2011)
- Newmarket War Memorial, Newmarket, Auckland (photo John Halpin, 28 May 2011)
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| Archives NZ source: |
Military personnel file |
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| Sources Used: |
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917 |
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