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MORSHEAD, LESLIE JAMES

Person: id 41596

University connections

UMelb

Event flag

World War I

Family name

MORSHEAD

Given name(s)

LESLIE JAMES

Initials

L.J.

Honorific

Sir

Gender

Male

Early education

MORSHEAD, L.J. : Mount Pleasant Secondary School

Tertiary education

MORSHEAD L.J. : Education.Diploma in Education, Melbourne Teachers College

Start date

1911

Military service

MORSHEAD L.J. : Military and health.Enlisted: 13 Sep 1914MORSHEAD L.J. : Specific terms.Demobilised: 15 Mar 1920

Military awards

MORSHEAD L.J. : D.S.O. 1917MORSHEAD L.J. : Mentioned in DespatchesMORSHEAD L.J. : French Legion d'honneur 1919MORSHEAD L.J. : C.M.G. 1919

Survived

Survived WWI

Occupations

MORSHEAD L.J. : Teacher - Fine View State School @ Jung [ VIC Australia ]MORSHEAD L.J. : Teacher - The Armidale School @ The Armidale School : Armidale [ NSW Australia ]MORSHEAD L.J. : Teacher 1914 - Melbourne Grammar School @ Melbourne Church of England Grammar School : 355 St Kilda Road, South Yarra [ VIC Australia ]MORSHEAD L.J. : Jackeroo 1920 - @ Merriwa [ NSW Australia ]MORSHEAD L.J. : Clerk - Orient Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.MORSHEAD L.J. : Branch Manager 1936 - Orient Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. @ Sydney [ NSW Australia ]MORSHEAD L.J. : Manager 1946 - Orient Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. @ New South Wales [ NSW Australia ]MORSHEAD L.J. : General Manager 1948 - 1959 Orient Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. @ Australia [ Australia ]

Other events

MORSHEAD L.J. : Specific terms.Allotted land from Soldier Settlements Office 1921 - @ Quilpie [ QLD Australia ]

Death

MORSHEAD L.J. : Death 25 Sep 1959 @ St Vincent's Hospital : Darlinghurst [ NSW Australia ]

OCRd book entry or other narrative

MORSHEAD, LESLIE JAMES. 1911.
Teachers' Coll.; 1st year Education; Master at M.C.E.G.S.
13.9.14; sailed 18.10.14, Capt. 2nd Btn.; Anzac landing; led a charge at Lone Pine; enteric at Lemnos; invalided to England in October and then to Australia; Lieut.-Col. 16.4.16 (youngest in the British Army); sailed again 4.5.16 in command of 33rd Btn.; France 21.11.16; wounded 30.3.18; gassed 18.4.18; back to France 15.6.18; A.A.G., A.I.F. Depots in United Kingdom 14.7.19. Awarded D.S.O. 3.6.17; Croix de Chevalier Legion d'Honneur 29.1.19; C.M.G. 12.12.19. Despatche s 11.12.15, 9.4.17. 7.4.18. Returned 25.12.19 and demob. 15.3.20.

Year commenced - MELBOURNE UNI ONLY

1911

Visible notes

Morshead was thrice mentioned in dispatches for his service in World War II and awarded (1948) the American Medal of Freedom with Silver Palm. ADB

ADB Entry ID

11180

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