William MORRISSEY

Regimental number10/1031
Date of birth23 October 1893
Place of birthDunedin
OccupationSailor
AddressHindon Central Otago
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.9
Height5' 6"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinMrs Mary Tregonning, Lee Stream Otago Central
Previous military serviceYes (discharged when he went to sea)
Enlistment date25 September 1916
Place of enlistmentGisborne
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
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 7 August 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

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

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Wounded in action, 29 April 1915 (gunshot wound, left thorax - serious); admitted to No.1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 2 May 1915; placed on dangerously ill list, 3 May 1915; still dangerously ill, 30 May 1915; now progressing favourably, 19 June 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Tahiti', 7 August 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 11 September 1915; discharged (physically unfit for war service on account of wounds and illness contracted on active service), 21 February 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 188 days (of which 331 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21377812

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