James Gilbert MORRISON

Regimental number8/759
AddressWindsor, Otago
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Morrison, Clyde Street, Timaru, Canterbury
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 unitOtago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 13 July 1915
Age at death from cemetery records29
Place of burialShrapnel Valley Cemetery (Plot III, Row D, Grave No 11), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Mary Morrison, Waikouaiti, Otago
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

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