
| Regimental number | 18899 |
| Occupation | Surveyor |
| Next of kin | Father, H D Morpeth, Waihi |
| Rank on embarkation | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), E Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Opawa on |
| Final rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
| Final unit | 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 33 |
| Place of burial | Oxford Road Cemetery (Plot I, Row E, Grave No 3), Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Henry Douglas Morpeth and Kate Morpeth, Waihi |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 12/1039 Pte Moore MORPETH, 6th (Hauraki) Company, Auckland Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 25 April 1915; 12/295 Robert Nicoll MORPETH; 48797 Sloan MORPETH |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 49, p. 6 |
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