Gunner

William Morton

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of George and Jane Morton, of Seddon, Marlborough, New Zealand. Native of Otago.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
13209
Name:
William Morton
Rank: 
Gunner
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Jane Morton (mother), Seddon Post-office, Marlborough, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Locomotive fireman
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Field Artillery

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
08 November 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 June 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 56
HMNZT 57
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti
Destination:
Devonport, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
IV. K. 18.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
William Morton
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