Arthur William MORRIS
Year of Birth: 1922
Place of Birth: Hay, New South Wales, Australia
Date of Enlistment: 27 February 1942, Duntroon, New South Wales, Australia
Australian Defence Force: Australian Imperial Force
Rank: Lieutenant
Unit(s): 26 Battalion Australian Infantry Battalion
Service Number: NX145684
Died: 7 March 1943
Age: 21 years
Buried: Cairns War Cemetery – Plot A – Row A – Grave 16
Arthur was born 4 January 1922, Hay, New South Wales to William Thomas and Edith Janet Windsor (Finch) Morris, he had three siblings.
He enlisted 27 February 1942 in Duntroon, Canberra and gave his next of kin, his father Mr. W. T. Morris, religion was Presbyterian, his occupation was given as a permanent soldier.
Arthur was killed in an air crash outside of Cairns, with Brigadier Crawford and Sergeant McColl. They were flying up Freshwater Valley, and the port wing struck the top of a tree and the plane crashed while attempting to climb out of the valley.
Arthur William Morris’s name is on Hay Roll of Honour board and is located at panel 12 in the Commemorative Area at the Australian War Memorial.
Online Resources
NAA: B883, (MORRIS Arthur William) National Archives of Australia
Department Veterans’ Affairs Nominal Rolls
National Library of Australia: Trove Digitised Newspapers
Queensland Registrar of Births Deaths & Marriages
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