Thomas John MORGAN

Regimental number10/265
Date of birth9 August 1894
Place of birthMasterton
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressPapawai, Greytown
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 7.5"
Weight149 lbs
Next of kinBenjamin Sydney Morgan, Greytown
Previous military service'D' Company, 17th (Ruahine) Regiment
Enlistment date12 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 unitWellington Infantry Regiment
Other detailsAlso served with the NZ Army at home during the Second World War between July 1940 and March 1945.
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 15 April 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Found guilty, 2 March 1915, of (1) absenting himself from 0745 hours Parade; (2) being absent from 1400 hours Regimental Parade: awarded 7 days' confined to barracks.

Found guilty, 17 March 1915, of being absent from Defaulters Parade: award, admonished.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Admitted to HS 'Royal George', Dardanelles, 8 May 1915 (bullet wound, left chest); transferred to St Andrew's Hospital, Malta, 18 May 1915; to England, 28 August 1915; admitted to King George Hospital, Stanford, 9 September 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Athenic', 15 April 1916; disembarked New Zealand, 6 June 1916; discharged (on longer fit for war service), 3 July 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 324 days (of which 1 year 234 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death21 September 1964 , Greytown
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 24061844

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