Eric MORGAN

Regimental number10/744
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Address409 Victoria Street, Hastings
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.5
Height5' 10"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinFather, Thomas Morgan, PO Box 3, Hastings
Previous military servicePreviously served with Main Body
Enlistment date1 September 1914
Place of enlistmentAwapuni
Rank on embarkationLieutenant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 7th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Navua on 20 August 1916
Final rankCaptain
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 31 May 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Previously served with the Main Body (see seperate record for 10/744 Eric MORGAN).

Returned to duty, 9 August 1916, and posted to 'H' Company, 16th Reinforcements.

Embarked Dunedin, 21 August 1916.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Plymouth on board HMNZT 'Kigoma', 31 May 1919; disembarked New Zealand, 15 July 1919; appointment terminated (discharged), 12 August 1919.

Total war service: 4 years 355 days (of which 4 years 151 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death3 July 1968 , Wairoa
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 36
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24061835
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24268434

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