Herbert William Ellery MORRIS

Regimental number40033
OccupationCarpenter
Next of kinFather, W R Morris, Sandilands Street, Feilding
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 23rd Reinforcements, F Company (Unattached)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Corinthic on 2 April 1917
Medals

Military Medal

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. This man, a Company runner, carried messages during the attack on the Belle Vue Ridge on 12th October under particularly heavy machine gun and enemy artillery fire. He showed the greatest contempt for danger, and his skill in finding his way across the swamps and bogs during the night was most marked.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 14 January 1918

SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 21

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