LEST WE FORGET
Leading Aircraftman Leonard George MORRIS
Service No: 115958
Born: London, England, 29 June 1904
Enlisted in the RAAF: 15 September 1942
Unit: No. 3 Air Observers School, Port Pirie SA
Died: Illness, Adelaide SA, 2 March 1945, Aged 40 Years
Buried: Adelaide (Centennial Park) Cemetery, SA
CWGC Additional Information: Son of George and Anne Morris; husband of Josephine Ina Morris, of Brighton.
Roll of Honour: Unknown
Remembered: Panel 116, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT
Remembered: World War II Honour Roll, National War Memorial of SA, North Terrace, Adelaide
On 15 February 1945, Leading Aircraftman Morris, a Photographer, was admitted to No 7 RAAF Hospital, seriously ill suffering from carcinoma of the stomach. He was assessed dangerously ill on 28 February 1945, and he died on 2 March 1945.
References:
Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour On-Line Records
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veteran’s Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A705, 166/28/84