Morris Gershen
Born | 26.10.1886 |
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Place | Plock, Poland |
Ethnic origin | Jewish |
Religion | Jewish |
Family | Wife Ethel May Gershen (nee Temby), married 1915 Coolgardie |
Residence before arrival at Australia | Came to England at an early age |
Arrived at Australia |
from England on 10.1908 per Oroya disembarked at Fremantle, WA |
Residence before enlistment | Boulder, Kalgoorlie, WA |
Occupation | Tailor |
Naturalisation | 1914 |
Residence after the war | Kalgoorlie, Moora, Geraldton, WA |
Died | 27.09.1943, Geraldton, Western Australia |
Service #1
Service number | 7742 |
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Enlisted | 14.05.1917 |
Place of enlistment | Kalgoorlie, WA |
Unit | 16th Battalion |
Rank | Private |
Place | Western Front, 1918-1919 |
Final fate | RTA 6.10.1919 |
Discharged | 16.12.1919 |
Materials
Digitised naturalisation (NAA)
Digitised service records (NAA)
Digitised Embarkation roll entry (AWM)
Assistance and medical file (NAA)
Pension file (NAA)
Blog article
Newspaper articles
New tailoring business. - Moora Herald and Midland Districts Advocate, 6 February 1920, p. 2.
Death of Mr M. Gershen well-known local identity. - Geraldton Guardian and Express, 29 September 1943, p. 1.