MORRISON, Arthur Gordon
(Service number 52633)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 29/03/1897 | Place of Birth | Waimate? |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Levels Valley, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Teamster | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | James MORRISON (father), Engineer, Waimate | ||
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 | Reinforcements G Company (part) | ||
| Date | 12 June 1917 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 15 August 1983 | Age | 86 years |
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| Place of Death | Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Arthur Gordon Morrison was the second son of James and Sarah Burton (née Grainger) Morrison. He was educated at Timaru South and Waimataitai schools. Arthur returned to New Zealand on the Maunganui in June 1919. On 23 April 1924 at St Andrews, South Canterbury, he married Gladys lillian Henderson.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [17 March 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) 17 March 2018]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [18 March 2018]; Timaru Herald, 16 June 1919 (Papers Past) [17 March 2018]
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