Edmund George Martin MORRIS

Regimental number8/765
Place of birthChelsea, London, England
AddressKelvin Street, Invercargill
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinEdmund George Morris, Wansworth, England
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 16 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialTrois Arbres Cemetery (Plot I, Row R, Grave No 5), Steenwerck, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edmund George and Louisa A.E. Morris, 45 St John's Hill Grove, Clapham Junction, London, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body