Private William Morrison

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Morrison, William

Date of birth: 1892-09-16

Place of birth: Kintore Aberdeenshire Scotland

Next of kin: Mrs E Morrison, Mother, Kintore, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Marital status: single

Occupation (attested): Harvest Maker

Occupation (normalized): General Farmer

Religion: Presbyterian

Date of death: 1916-10-10

Cause of death: Died as a prisoner of war

Buried: Flesquieres Hill British Cemetery, III. A. 2.

MILITARY INFORMATION

Regimental number: 153057

Highest Rank: Private (43rd Battalion)

Rank detail

Private, 43rd Battalion, Infantry (Army).

Degree of service: Europe

Survived war: no

Battle wounded/killed: The Battle of Ancre Heights, part of the Somme 1916.

Commemoration location: Kintore War Memorial, Aberdeenshire ( Believed corrrect man)

RESEARCH INFORMATION

CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try this.

CWGC ID: 336979

LAC ID: 205563

Attestation record(s): image 1, image 2

Service file: B6415-S032

Uploader's Notes:

Son of George and Helen Morrison, of Springburn Cottage, Kintore Scotland. Native of Clovenstone, Kintore. Kintore Higher Grade Public School: Roll of Honour. City Roll of Honour: Canadian Cameron Highlander. 1901 Census 213/3/92 aged 8. As both Moir and Morrison were from the same home town in Scotland and their service numbers are close, they likely knew each other well before enlisting. They were casualties in the same attack north of Courcelette.

This man was wounded and taken Prisoner of War when the battalion were making an assault on Regina trench and died two days later.

CEF Burial Registers - Previously reported Died Whilst Prisoner of War now for official purposes presumed to have Died Whilst Prisoner of War.

Uploader's Research notes:

Info from the attestation papers, the war diary and this man is on the CWGC site.

Stated he was a member of the Active Militia, 79th CH of C , on attesting.

[Private Army Canadian Infantry 43rd Battalion ]

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Date added: 2004-09-04

Last modified: 2014-04-11