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Horace Barnett Morshead

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Portrait Auckland Weekly News Roll of Honour 1915 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait Auckland Weekly News Roll of Honour 1915 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Horace Barnett AWMM
  • Surname
    Morshead AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 10/743 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1891 BDM online
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM South Road, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Sophia Morshead, Argyle Street, Hawera, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 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
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Wounded at Gallipoli AWMM
    • Died after Discharge from Wounds Inflicted or Disease Contracted while on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM
      Died after discharge from the NZEF from wounds inflicted or disease contracted while on active service AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Horace Morshead was the son of Sophia and Jospeh William Morshead, of 81, Argyle St., Hawera. Born at New Plymouth. Served in Egypt, 1914-15, and at Gallipoli.

      Commonwealth War Graves site has incorrect information that he was the husband of Sophia. AWMM
    • Horace Barnett Morshead was the son of Sophia Barnett Morshead and Joseph Morshead ( deceased). He never married and had no issue. Public - Leah Dawn - Other Relative - 2 March 2015 - NZ Births deaths and marriages
      NZ papers past various references.
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Death

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Memorials

Memorial

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02 March 2015Leah DawnBrisbane AustraliaOther Relative

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