Martin MORRISSEY

Regimental number10/617
Date of birth9 May 1890
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationLabourer
AddressOkahukura
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.3
Height5' 6"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinM Morrissey, Morrinsville
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateDischarged in Egypt 1 April 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt.

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Found guilty, 11 March 1915, of disobedience and insolence to a NCO: awarded 14 days' detention.

Discharged in Egypt for misconduct, 1 April 1915.

Total war service: 261 days (of which 225 days were abroad).

Ineligible for medals
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21377806

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