LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Dudley John MORRIS
Service No: 71022
Born: Ryde NSW, 15 October 1914
Enlisted in the RAAF: 9 October 1942
Unit: No. 14 Airfield Construction Squadron, Morotai
Died: Injuries from a Ground Accident, Morotai, 7 December 1944, Aged 30 Years
Buried: Ambon War Cemetery, Indonesia
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Frederick William and Mary Morris
Roll of Honour: Neutral Bay NSW
Remembered: Panel 114, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
At Morotai on 1 December 1944, Leading Aircraftman Morris, an Aircraft Hand, was seriously injured when a hand grenade exploded during rubbish burning operations and he died on 7 December 1944.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records (RAAF Casualty Information compiled by Alan Storr (409804))
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 166/28/467