MORRIS, Frederick Arthur Vivian
(Service number 33112)
| First Rank | Sapper | Last Rank | Sapper |
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Birth
| Date | 11 February 1894 | Place of Birth | Temuka |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Pukekohe | ||
| Occupation | Clerk | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Frederick MORRIS (father), Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 22nd Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers | ||
| Date | 16 February 1917 | ||
| Transport | Aparima | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Engineers | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 1 August 1969 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | |||
| Cause | 75 years | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Pukekohe Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Frederick Arthur Vivian Morris was the only son of Frederick and Annie (née Sweet) Morris. Frederick was educated at Temuka School. Sapper F. A. Morris arrived home to Temuka by the Oxfordshire in early 1919. He married Ann Norma Stuart in 1920.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [06 July 2019]; School Admission records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [07 July 2019]; Pukekohe Cemetery headstone transcription [07 July 2019]
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