John Craig Morrison
I whānau mai i te 10 Jan 1918 - I mate atu i te 28 May 1944
- Nama Hōia
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- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Navy AWMM
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
- Lieutenant (A)/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve AWMM
- Pakanga
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
E pā ana ki
- Taitara
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- Ngā ingoa tuatahi
- John Craig AWMM
- Ingoa whānau
- Morrison AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Nama Hōia
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- Ira tangata
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Pono
- Presbyterian, Christian AWMM
Mātātuhi
Ngā tuhinga
Te whānautanga
- Whānautanga mai
- 10 Jan 1918 AWMM
- Rā i whānau mai ai
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- Wāhi Whānau
- NZPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 29 February 2024 - NZ BDM Birth records
- Tuhinga mō te whānautanga
- Son of Duncan & Grace Catherine MORRISONPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 29 February 2024 - NZ BDM Birth records
- Wāhi noho i mua i te whakaurunga
- 95 Daniell Street, Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
- Mahi whai muri i te pakanga
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- Uri kiritahi
- Mrs G.C. Morrison (mother), Pinehaven Road, Silversteam, Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
- Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna
- Single/WWII AWMM
- 1943 John Craig MORRISON married Mary Ann BURROWESPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 29 February 2024 - NZ BDM Marriage records
Ngā pakanga me ngā whawhai
- Pakanga
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Kauhanga riri
- Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Navy AWMM
- Nama Hōia
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- Urunga ki te ope taua
- New Zealand Artillery, Territorials AWMM
- Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, Fleet Air Arm AWMM
- HMNZ Philomel AWMM
- Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm, Scheme F AWMM
- Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga
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Ngā tohu taumata rau ope taua
- Mētara me ngā Tohu
- Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) AWMM
- 1939-1945 Star AWMM
- Africa Star AWMM
- Pacific Star AWMM
- Defence Medal AWMM
- War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
- New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
Te Whakangungu me te Urunga atu
- Whakangungu ope taua
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Te urunga
- WW2 Unknown AWMM
Age 22 AWMM
Clerk AWMM - Pakeke i te whakaurunga
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- Mahi i mua i te ekenga waka
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Te maha o ngā ekenga waka
- Taipitopito ekenga waka
- WW2 Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve AWMM
Mauhere o te pakanga
- Kia mau ki ngā taipitopito
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- Ngā rā i mauherehia ai
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- Rā i puta ai
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- Ngā kōrero mō te puta i te mauhere pakanga
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- Te rā i whakahokia atu ngā hōia i mauherehia ai
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- Nama motuhake mō te mauhere pakanga
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Whakapapa hauora
- Tuhinga hauora
- Height, Unknown Period AWMM
5 feet 6 inches AWMM - Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
Fair AWMM - Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
Blue AWMM - Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM
Fresh AWMM - Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM
- Height, Unknown Period AWMM
Te tūnga whakamutunga e mōhiotia ana
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
- Lieutenant (A)/Military AWMM
Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve AWMM - Te tūnga whakamutunga
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Kōrero taurongo
- John Morrison was the son of Duncan and Grace Catherine Morrison (nee Croft) of Wellington, New Zealand; husband of Mary Ann Morrison who was residing in 21 Disraeli St, Gisborne at the time of his death.
Attended Newtown Primary School and Wellington College.
Was a keen tramper and mountaineer.
Melvin Roland Greenslade was the pilot of the Avengerin which Lieutenant J.C. Morrison (navigator)was reported missing. The plane was on an operational flight over New Britain. It probably crashed west of Vunakanau. F/Sgt W. McCloud was the other crew member.
Place of death for all 3 Vunakanau Aerodrome shot down by Japanese Ack Ack NW of runaway 10 miles SW of Rabaul New Britain 9.50am Sunday 28th May 1944 .(Public source, 7/07/15) AWMM
Te matenga
- Matenga
- 28 May 1944 AWMM
Age 26 AWMM - Rā i mate ai
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- Pakeke i te matenga
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- Wāhi Mate
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- Te momo matenga
- Killed on Active Service AWMM
- Tuhipoka mō te matenga
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- Urupā
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- Ingoa o te urupā
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- Tohutoro kōhatu urupā
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- Pānui Matenga
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- Ingoa maumaharatanga
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- Tohutoro maumaharatanga
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Maumaharatanga
- Ingoa maumaharatanga
- New Zealand Naval Memorial, Devonport Naval Base, HMNZS Philomel, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
Ngā mātāwai
- Hononga ki waho
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2564024
Sources Used - Record Book of Naval Personnel - c.1920-1945 - Lists Navy number, alphabetical list of names of ratings trained in England, numerical lists of officers. Archives New Zealand, R21346617, AAYT 8495 N12
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21346617
Further Reference - List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. Archives New Zealand (R17845745)
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845745
Sources Used - Archive report on the loss:
https://aircrewremembered.com/greenslade-melvin-roland.htmlPublic - Kelvin - Researcher - 14 September 2023 - https://aircrewremembered.com/greenslade-melvin-roland.html
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
- Ngā tuhinga
- The Weekly News
The Weekly News 1944 - Allison, D. (2009). Flying Navy: The story of New Zealanders who flew in the Fleet Air Arm in World War I and World War II and the Roll of Honour of those who died in action and on active service. Auckland, N.Z.: Fleet Air Arm Museum of New Zealand.
- Allison, D. (2009). Flying Navy: The story of New Zealanders who flew in the Fleet Air Arm in World War I and World War II and the Roll of Honour of those who died in action and on active service. Auckland, N.Z.: Fleet Air Arm Museum of New Zealand.
Allison, D. (2009). p198 - Information kindly provided by family
- Record Book of Naval Personnel - c.1920-1945 - Lists Navy number, alphabetical list of names of ratings trained in England, numerical lists of officers. Archives New Zealand, R21346617, AAYT 8495 N12
- Personnel - War service - Required for RN [Royal Navy] - Fleet air arm (naval airmen) - Scheme F (Part 2), Archives New Zealand, R21465676, AAYT
- Personnel - War service - Required for RN [Royal Navy] - Fleet air arm (naval airmen) - Scheme F (Part 8), Archives New Zealand, R21465683, AAYT
- Allison, D., Richards, R., & Fleet Air Arm Museum of New Zealand. (2009). Flying navy : the story of new zealanders who flew in the fleet air arm in world war i and world war ii and the roll of honour of those who died in action and on active service. Auckland [N.Z.] : Fleet Air Arm Museum of New Zealand.
- List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [List of Missing - United Kingdom, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845745)
- The Weekly News
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