George William MORRISON

Regimental number12/4223
Place of birthAuckland
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Frances Morrison, 70 Upper Queen Street, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Regiment
Date of death20 November 1918
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialWaikumete Cemetery (Section 7, Row C, Lot 22), Glen Eden, Auckland
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the late Esmond Leslie and Frances Jessie Morrison
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 6