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Morris
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Hartmann | Report | 16 Jun 2014 00:27 |
Hello, I'm looking for my great grandfather Harry Malcolm Morris who died during ww1 and was buried in the Cairo war memorial in Egypt and in the year 1915. His mothers name was Ellen J Lang. He was in the 2nd Australian field ambulance. His place of enlistment was in Melbourne, Victoria(vic) in Australia. Before existing in the Australian army his occupation was an artist. He was also a British citizen which may have been when Australia was under the control of the British empire. Can anyone help me to find out weather or not he was born in Australia and his date of birth and if possible his parents marriage details and also who his father was I know I'm asking a lot , but I would appreciate whatever help anyone can give me and whatever information anyone can fine for me. |
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BatMansDaughter | Report | 16 Jun 2014 01:03 |
From the National Archives of Australia, |
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BatMansDaughter | Report | 16 Jun 2014 01:18 |
Hi Mark, |
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BatMansDaughter | Report | 16 Jun 2014 01:23 |
Ok, his address at the time of enlistment was 23 Type Street, Richmond, Victoria. |
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Allan | Report | 16 Jun 2014 01:25 |
From the CWG site |
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BatMansDaughter | Report | 16 Jun 2014 02:36 |
He joined 18th August 1914. |
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BatMansDaughter | Report | 16 Jun 2014 02:42 |
Your great Grandfather also went by the name of Jack Lang. |
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Chris Ho :) | Report | 16 Jun 2014 07:46 |
http://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/search?adv=y |
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BatMansDaughter | Report | 16 Jun 2014 10:15 |
I maybe way off the mark here, I've been looking around and I can't understand why your G Grandfathers name is Harry Malcolm Morris...... unless this is just a name he decided to use, this would also be backed up with the "Stated to be " name Jack Lang on the WW1 enlistment records. |
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BatMansDaughter | Report | 16 Jun 2014 12:24 |
Looking at the above family, there movements seem to be around Type Street and I've also found Ivy's husband Bonnell living in Leslie Street. |
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BatMansDaughter | Report | 16 Jun 2014 14:09 |
This is the birth registration that I thought could have been your G Grandfathers, |
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Hartmann | Report | 17 Jun 2014 01:06 |
Harry Malcolm Morris died single. His son my Grand father Albert Maurice SHEMMING was a Bastard as he was born from Mary Cole in the Salvation Mothers Hospital which was a hospital for unwed mothers. According to the ww1 information I have recently learned is that when soldiers where having a break from war they the only place they could go for a rest was the United Kingdom. He probably got the Surname SHEMMING from his stepfather and they didn't really get along as he enlisted in the British army when he was legally old enough too. Thank you everyone for your help. Much appreciated. |
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BatMansDaughter | Report | 17 Jun 2014 09:45 |
Hi Mark, |
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BatMansDaughter | Report | 17 Jun 2014 11:37 |
Hello Mark, |
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Hartmann | Report | 17 Jun 2014 12:10 |
Hi BatMansDaughter, than you for the history lesson. I am intrigued too and the only plausible situation that must have happened for him to change his name is that the name Lang probably sounded German and during ww1 that may have caused some ill will among his fellow Australia/British citizens. Jack Lang must have changed his name to make it socially acceptable during the First World War and it looks like he enlisted in the name he changed to as he thought that name was socially acceptable because at that time when the First World War started so so would have had an hatred for Germans because of the Nazi's and and changed his name also his name out if fear of being labelled as a Nazi. Does that make sense to anyone? |
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Dea | Report | 17 Jun 2014 12:31 |
Except that 'Lang' does not sound in the least bit German ????? |
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BatMansDaughter | Report | 17 Jun 2014 13:19 |
Think that a Jack Lang was a political figure around that time in Australia, maybe the change was made to stop any confusion??? |
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Dea | Report | 17 Jun 2014 13:28 |
Well, that would certainly make more sense ;-) |
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BatMansDaughter | Report | 17 Jun 2014 13:32 |
~~~~~~~ waving at ya Dea :-D :-D |
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Dea | Report | 17 Jun 2014 13:34 |
:-D :-D <3 |