MORRIS, William

Birth Name MORRIS, William
Gender male
Age at Death 41 years, 6 months, 21 days

Narrative

William grew up in the Watsonville area near Herberton in North Queensland. He also enlisted in the army at Watsonville.

 

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth 29 October 1897 Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia    
Death 19 May 1939 Gillies Highway, Queensland, Australia    
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 Linesman Pinned By Neck
 CAIRNS, Sunday. Attracted by the glare of headlights from the side of an embankment on the Range road, between Caims and Atherton, early on Saturday morning, a motorist discovered the body of William Morris, 41, married, a telegraph linesman.
 He had been pinned by the neck between his truck and a log, upon which it had rolled.
 Morris left Yungaburra in the truck, intending to visit his wife and four children at Mossman.
 The truck apparently skidded on a bend, and, toppling over the embankment, threw Morris out, then pinned him. Death was instantaneous.
 To free the body from the truck and timber a winch had to be used.
Two Die In Truck Accidents (1939, May 22). The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954), , p. 1.
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 PINNED UNDER TRUCK.
 Man Killed.
 CAIRNS. May 21.
 Pinned beneath a truck, which he had been driving, and a log on which It had rolled, the body of William Morris, aged about 41, married, telegraph linesman, of Kulara, was found over the embankment of the range road, about a mile from the top gate at midnight. Death is believed to have resulted from asphyxiation and probable fracture of the neck, which was jammed between the truck and the log. Morris was on his way to visit his wife and four children at Mossman at the time. A motorist travelling to the Tableland noticed lights burning down the embankment and discovered the tragedy, which Is believed to have occurred two hours earlier. Evidence suggests that Morris struggled to free himself before he succumbed.The body was taken on Saturday morning to Atherton where a post mortem was conducted.

PINNED UNDER TRUCK. (1939, May 22). Townsville Daily Bulletin (Qld. : 1907 - 1954), p. 5.
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 MORRIS.-In loving memory, of my dear husband and our dear father, William Morris, who was accidentally killed on May 19, 1939.
 "Too dearly loved to be forgotten."
 Inserted by his loving wife and children.
Family Notices (1940, May 20). Cairns Post (Qld. : 1909 - 1954), , p. 6.

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father MORRIS, Harry31 August 187221 March 1941
Mother MORGAN, Annie4 June 1950
    Sister     MORRIS, Daisy Gladys 10 May 1895
         MORRIS, William 29 October 1897 19 May 1939
    Brother     MORRIS, Harry Roy 23 February 1900
    Brother     MORRIS, John 31 December 1903
    Brother     MORRIS, Claude 27 December 1908

Families

Family of MORRIS, William and DAVIS, Olive Margaret
Married Wife DAVIS, Olive Margaret ( * 5 July 1898 + 17 December 1958 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage 8 October 1920 Herberton, Queensland, Australia   1a
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
MORRIS, George William20 December 19203 June 2000
MORRIS, Leslie Roy28 September 192211 January 1981
MORRIS, June Valmae13 June 1924
MORRIS, Cecil Henry10 March 1926
MORRIS, Gloria Dawn3 July 192810 December 2018

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
REFN 503
 

Pedigree

  1. MORRIS, Harry
    1. MORGAN, Annie
      1. MORRIS, Daisy Gladys
      2. MORRIS, William
        1. DAVIS, Olive Margaret
          1. MORRIS, George William
          2. MORRIS, Leslie Roy
          3. MORRIS, June Valmae
          4. MORRIS, Cecil Henry
          5. MORRIS, Gloria Dawn
      3. MORRIS, Harry Roy
      4. MORRIS, John
      5. MORRIS, Claude

Ancestors

MORRIS, William
*29 October 1897
+19 May 1939
MORRIS, Harry
MORRIS, George
PARSONS, Elizabeth
MORGAN, Annie
MORGAN, George
WHEELER, Mary

Source References

  1. William MORRIS: Morris - Davis Genealogy
      • Date: 15 June 2010