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Dec 25, 1886
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Born in North Sydney, Cape
Breton, Nova Scotia to John and Annie Morrison
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Jul 16, 1915
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Attested into the 55th
Battalion CEF in Sussex, New Brunswick
Ø Number 445254
Ø Next of kin given
as Annie Morrison, mother, North Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia
Ø Previous occupation
given as Fireman
Ø No previous
military history given
Ø Religion given as
Roman Catholic
Ø Assigned to “D”
Company
The battalion was training in
the Valcartier, Quebec Camp
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Jul 26, 1915
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Private Morrison proceeded to
Valcartier, Quebec to begin his training
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Oct 30, 1915
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Embarked the SS Corsican in
Montreal, Quebec
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Nov 9, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport,
England and the battalion proceeded to the Bramshott camp
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Nov 12, 1915
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Sentenced to 7 days detention
for being drunk
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Nov 25, 1915
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Awarded 2 days Field
Punishment #2 for being absent overnight November 24/25 and forfeited 4 days
pay
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Feb 12, 1916
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Awarded 28 days Field
Punishment #2 for being absent from Tattoo February 5 and for being late on
parade and improperly dressed on February 7
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Mar 14, 1916
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Fined $5 and sentenced to 7
days CB (Confined to Barracks) for being drunk while on the firing range
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Apr 5, 1916
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Sentenced to 7 days Field
Punishment #2 and fined $5 for being drunk while carrying his weapon at the
Sandgate sea front
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Apr 22, 1916
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Transferred to the 21st
Battalion
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Apr 24, 1916
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian
Base Depot) in the Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as part of a draft of 853
Reinforcements from England and TOS the 21st Battalion
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May 15, 1916
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After leaving the base depot
Private Morrison joined the 21st Battalion in the T & R
trenches near Voormezeele, Belgium
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Aug 2, 1916
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Admitted to the No. 6 CFA
(Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads infected right foot
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Aug 5, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 2
Division Rest Station to continue his recovery
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Aug 12, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 5 CFA
and assigned to the Convalescent Company
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Aug 17, 1916
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Transferred back to the No. 6
CFA and Bronchitis was added to the diagnosis
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Aug 27, 1916
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Transferred to the No. 3
Canadian General Hospital in Boulogne
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Sep 5, 1916
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Invalided to England aboard the
Hospital Ship St. David
On arrival in England he was admitted
to the Colchester Military General Hospital
Posted to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty
Assembly Centre) for pay purposes while in hospital.
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Sep 26, 1916
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Transferred to the Moore
Barracks Hospital in Shorncliffe and diagnosis changed to read Tuberculosis
of the Lung
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Nov 12, 1916
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Embarked the SS Mauretania in
Liverpool
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Nov 17, 1916
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Montreal, Quebec where he was admitted to the
Military District #4 Convalescent Home
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Nov 30, 1916
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Pay assignment started for an
un-named wife residing at the Russell Hotel, St. James Street, Montreal,
Quebec
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Dec 2, 1916
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Transferred to the Laurentide
Inn Military Hospital
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Jan 6, 1917
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Transferred to the
Convalescent Hospital in St. Agathe, Quebec
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Feb 3, 1917
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Transferred to the Montreal
Military Convalescent Hospital
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Feb 15, 1917
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Discharged from the CEF while
in hospital
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge St. John, New Brunswick
On application for the War
Service Gratuity he claimed his dependent was his mother, Mrs. Annie
Morrison, the guardian of his child
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Mar 24, 1917
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Discharged from hospital
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Nov 28, 1918
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Died in Marmora, Ontario of
Pulmonary Tuberculosis and buried in the Marmora Roman Catholic Cemetery
Following his death the
British War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and
Memorial Cross were sent to his mother, Mrs. Annie Morrison, North Sydney,
Nova Scotia
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