MORTON, James Alexander
(Service number 47168)
| First Rank | Rifleman | 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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| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs G. Morton (mother), Malvern, South Canterbury, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 25th Reinforcements, G Company | ||
| Date | 26 April 1917 | ||
| Transport | Turakina | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Plymouth, England |
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| Last Unit Served With | New Zealand Field Artillery | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 1 December 1918 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | United Kingdom | ||
| Cause | Died of disease Died of pneumonia | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Brookwood Military Cemetery, Woking, Surrey, England | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Waimate First World War Memorial (as J M Morton) | ||
Biographical Notes
James Morton was the son of Mary and the late George Morton, of Morven, New Zealand.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database, August 2013, CWGC.
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