MORRISON R.D.
Given Names: Robert Darling
Service Number: 6541
Unit: 5th Battalion, 21st reinforcements
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 26 Yrs 6 Mths
Occupation: Clerk
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Presbyterian
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 6 In
Weight: 140 Lbs
Chest: 36½-38 In
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Complexion: Fresh
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 8/8/1916
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: FATHER Abraham Morrison
33 Fenhurst Grove, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 2/10/1916
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Nestor A71
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Barambah
Embarked: 8/4/1917
Disembarked: 9/6/1917
Unit: 5th Battalion
Rank: Private
Discharge Date: 19/12/1917
Place: Melbourne
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 54899
Victory Medal: Not earned
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1890
Place: Kew, Victoria
Father: Abraham MORRISON
Mother: Isabella Grace DARLING
MARRIAGE
Year:
Place:
Spouse:
DEATH
Date or Year: 22/4/1938
Place: Kew, Victoria
Burial: Kew Cemetery, Victoria
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Suffered pneumonia in England and did not enter war zone
MEMORIALS
Kew State School
Kew War Memorial
Kew Presbyterian Church
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS
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