MORRISON, Donald Alexander
(Service number 23715)
| First Rank | Sapper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 22 December 1895 | Place of Birth | Gore |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 31 Evans Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Electrician | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs E. MORRISON (mother), 31 Evans Street, Timaru; Selwyn Street, Timaru | ||
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 | 13th Reinforcements, New Zealand Field Engineers | ||
| Date | 27 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 23 August 1982 | Age | 86 years |
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| Place of Death | Wanganui | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Cremated, ashes interred Aramoho Cemetery, Wanganui | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Donald Alexander Morrison was the only son of Donald and Eliza Maria (née Palmer) Morrison. He married Ina Jane Whitton on 18 December 1922 at the Methodist Church, Wanganui. When he enlisted he was an electrician for the Timaru Borough Council.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [31 May 2019]; Aramoho Cemetery burial records (Whanganui District Council) [31 May 2019]
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