ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

MORRISON, James Duncan Drummond

MORRISON, James Duncan Drummond

Full Name: James Duncan Drummond

MORRISON

Date of Birth: 12

–

1891

Place of birth: Edinburgh

Scotland

Occupation: Carpenter

Address: Collie WA

Next of Kin: Mother-Elizabeth Morrison

Next of Kin Address: 72 Dours Road South Fremantle WA

Religion: Methodist

Service Number: 1762

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 28th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-06-12

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-07-22

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-08-14

Locations Served:

,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KIA

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Pozieres, France

Age at Death: 24

Burial Location: inscription Villers Brettoneux Memorial-No known grave

16/06/1915-To 28th Battalion 2nd Reinforcements as Private
7/11/1915-Joined Base Details Zeitoun Egypt
18/11/1915-To Advance Base Mudros Lemnos ex Alexandria
29/12/1915-Joined 28th Battalion at Base Mudros
10/01/1916-Disembarked Alexandria ex Mudros
21/03/1916-Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria
29/07/1916-Reported MISSING IN ACTION France
29/07/1916-Reported KILLED IN ACTION Pozieres, France ( Court of Enquiry 4/01/1917 ).

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/1915 Star No. 23222

British War Medal No. 16875

Victory Medal No. 16809

Memorial Plaque/Scroll No. 314103.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Fremantle Scots Church Roll of Honour WA

Fremantle Fallen Soldiers & Sailors Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT Panel No. 114

Villers-Brettoneux War Memorial France.