Search results Previous record English Māori William Richard Kimmitt Morrison Born 23 January 1914 - Died 10 July 2001 PDF Key details Service numberWWII 26294 AWMM Malaya 30041 AWMM 402207 AWMM 30041 Public - Roscoe - Researcher - 25 January 2020 - London Gazette 14Jun60 pg4146 30041 Public - Roscoe - Comrade - 4 February 2020 - https://www.malayavets.co.nz/last-post/ Also known asKim AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960 AWMM Regular Military Service AWMM Territorial Military Service AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy MORRISON; William Richard Kimmitt No known copyright restrictions. View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesWilliam Richard Kimmitt AWMM SurnameMorrison AWMM Ingoa Also known asKim AWMM Service numberWWII 26294 AWMM Malaya 30041 AWMM 402207 AWMM 30041 Public - Roscoe - Researcher - 25 January 2020 - London Gazette 14Jun60 pg4146 30041 Public - Roscoe - Comrade - 4 February 2020 - https://www.malayavets.co.nz/last-post/ GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Report › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth23 January 1914 AWMM Te Awamutu, Waikato AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW2 Army Department, Auckland AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW2 Mr W.M. Morrison (father), C/o Union Bank of Australia Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusSingle/WWII AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960 AWMM Regular Military Service AWMM Territorial Military Service AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWII 26294 AWMM Malaya 30041 AWMM 402207 AWMM 30041 Public - Roscoe - Researcher - 25 January 2020 - London Gazette 14Jun60 pg4146 30041 Public - Roscoe - Comrade - 4 February 2020 - https://www.malayavets.co.nz/last-post/ Military serviceServed with Canterbury Regiment, 1935-39. AWMM Army Headquarters AWMM Staff Duntroon AWMM Army Schools AWMM 4 New Zealand Infantry Brigade AWMM Waiouru Military Camp, New Zealand AWMM Fiji Military Forces AWMM Southern Military District AWMM 3 New Zealand Infantry Brigade AWMM Central District Training Depot AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsCompanion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM DSO citation: "On the night 21/22 March 1943 Major Morrison was commanding a supporting company during the attack on Point 201. The forward companies of the Battalion had reached the minefield in front of the enemy forward defence lines and were held up by, and suffering casualties from, heavy fire from automatic weapons firing on fixed lines. Major Morrison made a quick appreciation of the situation and acting on his own initiative led his company through the minefield and outflanking the enemy position at that point, effectively silencing the guns and permitting the rest of the Battalion to resume its advance. This officer's actions throughout all operations have been characterised by a complete disregard for his own safety. His qualities of courage and leadership have been of the highest order and an inspiration to all who have come in contact with him." (NZ Gazette, 21 September 1944) AWMM Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) AWMM 1939-1945 Star AWMM Africa Star (8th Army clasp) AWMM Defence Medal AWMM War Medal 1939-1945 with oak leaf AWMM New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM General Service Medal 1918-62 (Malaya clasp) AWMM Coronation Medal 1953 AWMM Silver Jubilee Medal 1977 AWMM Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM Officer of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) - 14Jun60 Public - Roscoe - Researcher - 29 January 2020 - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/42061/supplement/4146/data.pdf Mentioned in Despatches (MID) - 28Apr59 (1 NZ Regt) would expect the "oak leaf" to be on the GSM "Malaya"... Public - Roscoe - Researcher - 12 August 2020 - https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/41692/supplement/2765 Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military trainingRoyal Military College, Duntroon AWMM Staff College, Haifa AWMM Joint Services College, United Kingdom AWMM Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Soldier, N.Z.S.C./Civilian AWMM AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Lieutenant/Military 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.339 21 Auckland Battalion 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.339 Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Third Echelon AWMM Malaya Lieutenant Colonel/Military AWMM New Zealand Regiment, 1 Battalion, Headquarters AWMM British Commonwealth Far East Strategic Reserve AWMM 2nd Embarkation AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesHospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM Wounded 26 April 1941 near Tripolis, Greece AWMM Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM Wounded again in WW2, details unknown AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankLieutenant Colonel - Commanding Officer 1 NZ Regt 1957/59, Malayan Emergency. Public - Roscoe - Researcher - 25 January 2020 - 1 Bn RNZIR Dieppe Barracks history Brigadier Public - Roscoe - Comrade - 4 February 2020 - Brass Plaque headstone on grave Kim was never in, "Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (1RNZIR), 1st Battalion" (estab 1Apr64) Public - Roscoe - Researcher - 7 February 2020 - https://www.malayavets.co.nz/ Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of William Morrison and Elsie (nee Bentley); married Phyllis Betty Anne Jones (daughter of Rev. R E Jones) in 1943. Father of three sons.Educated at Waihopai School, Invercargill and Timaru Boys High SchoolWorking with Dalgety's prior to enlisting in New Zealand Regular Army (New Zealand Staff Corps) by special entry, RMC, Duntroon in 1939.General Staff Officer grade 3 (GSO 3) of 2 NZ Division, January-February 1942.GSO 3 of General Headquarters (GHQ) of Middle East Force (MEF), February-April 1942.GSO 2 (Ops) of GHQ MEF, April-August 1942.Served at Army HQ, Wellington, 1944-1945.Staff Duntroon, 1946-48.Commandant of Army Schools, 1953-54.Commanding Officer (CO) of 1 NZ Regiment, Malaya, 1947-59.Commander of 4 Brigade, 1960.Commandant of Waiouru Camp, 1960-62.Commander of Fiji Military Forces, 1963-66.Commander of SMD and 3 Infantry Brigade, 1966-69.Served as Hon. Colonel with 1 Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment, Vietnam, 1969-72.Patron of 1 NZ Regiment Association. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death10 July 2001 RSA Last Post/Cemetery Record Age 87 AWMM RSA Last Post/Cemetery Record Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes CemeteryManukau Memorial , Papatoetoe, Auckland AWMM Ash AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember William Richard Kimmitt Morrison by laying a poppy. William Ralph Morrison William Rennie Morrison William Richard Kimmitt Morrison William Robert Coleman Morrison William Thomas Morrison Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of William Richard Kimmitt Morrison Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksObituary: The Duntroon Society newsletter, April 2002 http://www.dunsoc.com/Newsletter-web/1-2002-web.pdf Obituary Obituary: Hansard 25 July 2001 http://www.vdig.net/hansard/archive.jsp?y=2001&m=07&d=25&o=5&p=5 Obituary New Zealand Electronic Text Collection topic page http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-014453.html Further Reference DocumentsSecond 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. AWMM WW2 3: WW2 339 AWMM New Zealand, World War II Appointments, Promotions, Transfers and Resignations, 1939–1945. [Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette.] CD-ROM. Ravensbourne, Dunedin, New Zealand: Colonial CD Books, n.d. AWMM The Duntroon Society newsletter AWMM New Zealand Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) AWMM Burdon, R. (1959). 24 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM Clamp, B., Clamp, D., & 1st Battalion the New Zealand Regiment (1957-59) Association. (2007). 1st battalion the New Zealand regiment (1957-59) association 50th anniversary: the first of the first. B. Clamp. AWMM 1st Battalion - New Zealand Regiment - Historical Records - General, July 1957-1959, Archives New Zealand, Wellington, ADRC 17588 2/1/1. AWMM 1NZIR Honours and Awards 1957-1959, Archives New Zealand AWMM This record was partially created from Cemetery research completed by Carol Foster (2021). 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