Wilson Cameron MORRISON

Regimental number11/1625
Place of birthNaseby, Otago
Address11 Albert Street, Palmerston North
Marital statusMarried
Next of kinWife, Mrs Olive Catherine Morrison, 11 Albert Street, Palmerston North
Previous military serviceServed in South Africa (Boer War).
Rank on embarkationMajor
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 28 Tofua on 14 August 1915
Final rankMajor
Final unitHeadquarters, Staff Divisional Corps
FateCommenced return to New Zealand
Age at death from cemetery records43
Place of burialLinwood Cemetery (Block 48, Plot No 158), Christchurch
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Margaret Morrison (nee Cameron); Wife: Olive Catherine Morrison (nee Muir), 26 Wairarapa Terrace, Fendalton, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Sixth

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