Major

Wilson Cameron Morrison

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Margaret Morrison (nee Cameron); husband of Olive Catherine Morrison (nee Muir), of 26, Wairarapa Terrace, Fendalton, Christchurch. Born at Naseby, Otago. Served in the South African Campaign (and in Lord Robert's Bodyguard), and in the Gr

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
11/625
Name:
Wilson Cameron Morrison
Rank: 
Major
Date of Birth:
Not known
Place of Birth: 
Naseby, Central Otago, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M. Morrison, Okaiawa, Taranaki, New Zealand|Mrs Olive Catherine Morrison (wife), 11 Albert Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
unknown|11 Albert Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer|unknown
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Division, Staff Divisional Corps, HQ

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds (gas)
Date of Death:
25 November 1918
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
43
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Unknown
6th Reinforcements
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

unknown
HMNZT 27
HMNZT 28
Vessels:

Waiwera
Willochra or Tofua
Destinations:

Durban, South Africa
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Block 48. Plot 158.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Wilson Cameron Morrison
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