MORTON, George
(Service number 7/1871)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Gunner |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Luxmore Road, Timaru, New Zealand | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs G. Morton (mother), Morven, South Canterbury, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 8th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 13 November 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Field Artillery | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Â Egypt Western Front | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 8 February 1919 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | New Zealand | ||
| Cause | Died of disease | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Waimate Cemetery, South Canterbury, New Zealand | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
George Morton was the son of George and Mary Morton (nee Campbell), of Morven, Canterbury, New Zealand. Born at Morven. Served in Egypt and on the Western Front.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database, August 2013, CWGC.
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