James Henry MORRISON

Regimental number13/527
AddressMaungatapere, Whangarei
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinS Morrison, Maungatapere, Whangarei
Rank on embarkationTrooper
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankGunner
Final unit1st Battery, 1st Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery
Fate21 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialA.I.F. Burial Ground (Plot I, Row E, Grave No 29), Flers, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Jane Morrison, Canterbury
Family/military connectionsBrother: 29836 Private William Milne MORRISON, 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment, died of wounds, 17 October 1917.
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body

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