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James Walter Morton

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Identity

  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Walter AWMM
  • Surname
    Morton AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 13490 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    24 November 1881 AWMM Ireland AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Richmond Stn, Lake Tekapo AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 13490 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 14 December 1917 AWMM Shepherd/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • It appears that James Walter Morton had already served overseas and returned before enlisting in 1917? With the New Zealand Forces? No, he had served with the Royal Garrison Artillery in 1902, when 19 years old, and then again in World War One, as Walter Morton Thus he was recorded as a "Returned Soldier" in 1917 in New Zealand. He stated that he had been medically examined for for service with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force on 11 August 1914 at Christchurch and found Fit. He had married Mary Ellen Kemp on 27 August 1914 in the Christchurch Registry Office. Biography provided by the Timaru Museum SCRoll project. AWMM
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Death

About death

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  • Death
    7 November 1960 AWMM
    FairlieCanterbury AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Fairlie Cemetery AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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