Lieutenant Donald Whitcombe Morrison
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Morrison,
Donald Whitcombe
Date of birth: 1896-08-23
Place of birth: Toronto Ontario Canada
Next of kin: Charles Erwin Morrison, father. 81 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Student
Occupation (normalized): Other Professional, Technical and Related Workers Not Elsewhere Classified
Address:
81 St. George Street, Toronto, Ontario
Religion: Episcopalian
Date of death:
1918-08-08
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Toronto Cemetery, C. 2.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant
(3rd Battalion)
Rank detail
- Lieutenant, 3rd Battalion, Infantry (Army). 1917-05-31 to 1918-08-08
- Lieutenant (Army). 1917-02-21 to 1917-05-21
- Lieutenant (Army). 1916-05-13 to 1917-02-21
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Bois de Gentelles, east of Boves Wood
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
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CWGC ID: 260107
LAC ID:
205202
Attestation record(s): image 1
Service file: B6403-S023
Uploader's Notes:
Son of Charles Erwin Morrison and Myla Gertrude Morrison (nee Whitcombe)
At the time of enlistment he was currently serving with the 10th Royal Grenadiers and he had also previously served with the COTC at Howe Military School.
The war diary entry for 07:10am states that this man was killed during the advance from the Green line towards Morgemont Wood when the battalion came under heavy rifle and machine gun fire.
Prior service with the 10th Royal Grenadiers
Uploader's Research notes: [Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 213th Battalion Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 12th Reserve Battalion Lieutenant Army Canadian Infantry 3rd Battalion Machine Gun Section ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2020-06-26