Robert William Morris

Forenames

Robert William AWMM

Surname

Morris AWMM

Service number

36009 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Church of England, Christian AWMM

Birth

29 Jan 1910 AWMM

Address before enlistment

Pre 09 Nov 1940 AWMM Kaikohe, New Zealand AWMM

Post war occupation

Farmer/Civilian AWMM

Next of kin

Mrs Jessie May Morris (wife), Waimatenui Rural Delivery, Kaikohe, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 01 Feb 1941 AWMM Married AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

North Africa AWMM

Armed force / branch

Army AWMM

Service number

36009 AWMM

Military service

Territorials. Infantry for 4 years AWMM

Medals and Awards

• 1939-1945 Star AWMM
• Africa Star AWMM
• War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 09 Nov 1940 AWMM
Age  30 AWMM
Carpenter/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Nieuw Amsterdam AWMM Sapper AWMM Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM

Capture details

• WW2
  13 Dec 1941-13 May 1944 AWMM
• WW2
  13 Dec 1941 AWMM
• WW2 POW - Stalag XVIII-A, Wolfsberg, Austria AWMM
• WW2 POW - P.G. 107, Torviscosa, Udine, Italy AWMM

Last rank

WW2 23 Oct 1945 AWMM Sapper AWMM

1 February 1941. The Third Section of the 4th Reinforcements of 2 NZEF (181 officers and 3559 other ranks) embarked at Wellington for Egypt in Nieuw Amsterdam.This contingent included 8 Field Company, 18 Army Troops Company, 21 Mechanical Equipment Company, 36 Survey Battery and 3 General Hospital. From 'CHRONOLOGY New Zealand in the War 1939-1946' compiled by Robin Kay, 1968 AWMM

Death

10 Jun 1980 AWMM
Age  70 AWMM

Cemetery

Pukekohe Cemetery, Wellington Street, Pukekohe, New Zealand AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. Zenodo Record.
  https://zenodo.org/records/3955186
  Further Reference
• Great Britain Army. (1945). Italy : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer. Zenodo Record.
  https://zenodo.org/records/4560909
  Further Reference

References

• List of 2NZEF Prisoners of War. 1941-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 2009/8.
• Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
  p.338
• Great Britain Army. (1945). Germany and German occupied territories : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer.
• Information kindly provided by family
• Great Britain Army. (1945). Italy : imperial prisoners of war alphabetical list : section 4. London, U.K.: Government Printer.
• Mason, W.W. (1954) Prisoners of war. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.