William MORRISON

Regimental number29836
Date of birth16 December 1873
Place of birthRakaia, Canterbury
True NameMORRISON, William Milne
OccupationLabourer
Age at embarkation42
Next of kinBrother, Morrison,
Enlistment date28 June 1916
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 18th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 16 October 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 17 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records43
Place of burialSt Nicholas' Churchyard (Plot A, Row 3, Grave No 2), Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Jane Morrison
Family/military connectionsBrother: 13/527 Gunner James Henry MORRISON, 1st Battery, 1st Brigade, New Zealand Field Artillery, 21 October 1916.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 14