Henry James MORGAN

Regimental number10/99
Date of birth7 June 1894
Place of birthTe Aute
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarter
AddressDannevirke
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.2
Height5' 8.5"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinFather, William John Morgan, Millars Road, Dannevirke
Previous military serviceSenior Cadets (Dannevirke); 'B' Company, 17th (Ruahine) Regiment
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 16 November 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HMNZT 'Ruahine', 16 November 1917; disembarked New Zealand, 6 January 1918; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service on account of illness contracted on active service - epilepsy), 3 April 1918.

Total war service: 3 years 230 days (of which 3 years 82 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death5 November 1926 , Auckland (haemorrhage and cardiac failure following the removal of glioma)
Age at death32
Place of burialWaikumete Soldiers' Cemetery, Area B Row 2, Plot 14
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21377245

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