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William Morris

  • Service number
    • 8211 AWMM
    • 6381 AWMM
  • Also known as
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • NZ Mounted Rifles - 7th & 9th NZ Contingents Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Last rank
  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
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South African War Memorial, on a wall near RSA entranceway, Gisborne. "Volunteers from Poverty Bay who served in the Sth African War 1899-1902". Image kindly provided by Paul Baker (December 2008). Image has no known copyright restrictions.

South African War Memorial, on a wall near RSA entranceway, Gisborne. "Volunteers from Poverty Bay w …

Identity

About

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  • Title
    Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 July 2015 - Military record
  • Forenames
    William AWMM
  • Surname
    Morris AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • 8211 AWMM
    • 6381 AWMM
  • Gender
    • Male AWMM
    • Male Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 July 2015 - Military record
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 July 2015 - Military record

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1880 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    1880 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Gisborne, NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    son of William & Ellen Morris of Ormond, Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Address before enlistment
    Ormond Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 July 2015 - Military record
  • Post war occupation
    Railway Worker Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 July 2015 - Research
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    father - William Morris of Ormond Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 July 2015 - Military record
  • Relationship status
    • single Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 July 2015 - Military record
    • 1913 William MORRIS married Gwendoline MORRIS Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 30 October 2023 - NZ BDM Marriage records

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Transvaal & Orange Free State Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • NZ Mounted Rifles - 7th & 9th NZ Contingents Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Service number
    • 8211 AWMM
    • 6381 AWMM
  • Military service
    1902 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 July 2015 - Military Record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    1902 SA War Medal with clasps Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 July 2015 - Military Record

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • South Africa Gisborne, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage
    • 14 Jan 1902 at Wellington Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 July 2015 - Military record
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment
    21 yrs 3 mths Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 July 2015 - Military record

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details
    • South Africa 1 February 1902 Ministry for Culture and Heritage from Ministry for Culture and Heritage
      Surrey Ministry for Culture and Heritage Vessel was Surrey AWMM Private Ministry for Culture and Heritage 8th Contingent, NZ Mounted Rifles Ministry for Culture and Heritage
    • Details for 7th contingent - sailing with eighth
      sailed on the 'Surrey', 1 February 1902 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 July 2015 - http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/soldier/william-morris

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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  • Last rank
    Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 July 2015 - Military record

Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • His father was named William Morris. AWMM
    • His mother was Ellen Morris (nee Parsons) - he had 2 brothers - Alexander & Ormond and a sister Ellen Public - Carol - Other relative - 16 March 2023 - family history

Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
    28 August 1942 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 July 2015 - Gisborne Cemetery
  • Age at death
    62 Yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 July 2015 - Gisborne Cemetery
  • Place of death
    Gisborne, NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 July 2015 - Gisborne Cemetery
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Taruhere Cemetery AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    MR. WILLIAM MORRIS The death occurred at the Cook Hospital yesterday of Mr. William (Whit) Morris, who had lived all his life iti the Gisborne district, apart from a period spent as a member of the New Zealand forces in the Boer War. Born in Ormond 62 years ago, he was still in his teens when he enlisted for service in South Africa, and when he returned he was employed by the Railways Department in the Gisborne district for many years. His wife, who was formerly Miss Gwen Morris, came from England to Gisborne, where they were married, and she and one daughter, Mrs. N. G. Harvey, Ormond, are left to mourn their loss. The interment is to be with military honours, and members of the R.S.A., of which he was a member, and particularly South African veterans, are to assemble at the R.S.A. office at 10.45 a.m. on Monday for the Purpose of .attending the service at Cochrane’s chapel at 11 o’clock and the interment at the South African plot at the Taruheru cemetery. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 30 October 2023 - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXIX, ISSUE 20875, 29 AUGUST 1942, PAGE 2
  • Memorial name
    Gisborne's SA Boer War Memorial - refer to document attached "Gisborne Boys in the 2nd SA Boer War Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 21 July 2015 - Research
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    War Memorial Theatre, 159 Bright Street, Gisborne AWMM

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  • Remembering you 2023
    Public - Carol - Other relative - 16 March 2023
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  • Patricia (Granddaughter) remembering you today. Upon your grave a poppy lays In memory of one so brave
    Public - Sherryl Ann - Other Relative - 2 March 2015
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Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
30 October 2023Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher
16 March 2023CarolGisborne - GisborneOther relative
21 July 2015Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher
02 March 2015Sherryl AnnGisborneOther Relative

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