William Evan MORRISON

Regimental number31320
OccupationWharf labourer
Next of kinFather, A Morrison, 62 Cambridge Terrace, Wellington
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 November 1916
The infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 5 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialDoullens Communal Cemetery Extension No 1 (Plot VI, Row D, Grave No 3), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: A. and F. Morrison, 62 Cambridge Terrace, Wellington
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 9