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Guy Clayton Morris

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Headstone of Pte Guy Clayton MORRIS 15529. Andersons Bay General Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block 38115. Image kindly provided by Allan Steel CC-BY 4.0.

Headstone of Pte Guy Clayton MORRIS 15529. Andersons Bay General Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Blo …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Guy Clayton AWMM
  • Surname
    Morris AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    15529 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 6 Braeview Cresent, Maori Hill, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs M.E. Morris (mother), 6 Braeview Cresent, Maori Hill, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Separated AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Western Desert AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    15529 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Guy Morris was the son of Guy C. and Margaret C. Morris, of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    • El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM XXVIII. G. 9. AWMM
    • Andersons Bay General Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block 38, Plot 115 AWMM
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • RIP great grandad! Thank you for making the ultimate sacrifice for us all. I wish there was a bit more information about you out there.
    Public - Tom - Direct descendant - 7 November 2018
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  • thank you grandad for your courage and your sacrifice
    Public - christine margaret - Other Relative - 11 April 2015
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2210637
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Ross, A. (1959). 23 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • 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. AWMM
      WW2 3: WW2 338 AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from data kindly provided by Allan Steel Cemetery Project (2020) AWMM

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07 November 2018TomAucklandDirect descendant
11 April 2015christine margaretnelsonOther Relative

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