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Name
British Army WWI Medal Roll Index Card 1914-1920.
Description
British Army WWI Medal Roll Index Card relating to Private Thomas Morrow.
Life Story
Name: Thomas Morrow.
Service Number: 2467.
Rank: Private.
Battalion: 7th/8th Battalions.
Regiment: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
Born: 21st January 1892, Belfast.
Died: 8th August 1917.
Address: 30 Wilton Street, Belfast
.
Thomas Morrow, son of John and Eliza Morrow, lived with his wife Mary at 30 Wilton Street, Shankill Road, Belfast
.
Private Thomas Morrow had married Mary Morrow, Nee Hill, born 24th December 1892, on the 16th of February 1917 within Saint Annes Cathedral, Belfast
.
The 1901 Ireland Census has Thomas living at 46 Cuba Street, East Belfast with his mother, father, occupation, Driller, three brothers, James, 11 years, William, 6 years, David, 1 year, two sisters, Sarah, 7 years, and Selina, 4 years
.
The 1911 Ireland Census Thomas now living at 9 Convention Street, East Belfast with his mother, father, Driller in Shipyard, brothers, William, Shipyard Labourer, David, 11 years, John, 4 years, and four sisters, Sarah, 17 years, Linen Weaver, Selina, 14 years, Mill Worker, Ellen, 9 years, Maggie, 2 years. Thomas occupation at this time is given as Shipyard Labourer
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Thomas Morrow signed the Ulster Covenant on the 28th of September 1912, Ulster Day
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Thomas joined the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
He was posted as part of the British Expeditionary Force to France on the 27th December 1914.
Thomas was a Private in D Company 7th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was Killed on the 8th August 1917 aged 25 years
.
A local newspaper states.
Private T Morrow Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, who was posted as missing on August 8, 1917, is now officially presumed killed on that date or since. His widow resides at 30 Wilton Street, Belfast. His brother, James Morrow, R.I.R, was killed on May 9 1918. They are sons of Mr John Morrow, 9 Convention Street, Belfast
.
See his brother also: 9074 Lance Corporal James Morrow 1st Battalion Royal Irish Rifles.
See his Brother In Law also: Rifleman David Hill Royal Irish Rifles
.
Thomas Soldiers Effects were left to his wife.
His Will, signed and dated 23rd April 1917, left his Property and Effects to his widow.
A Pension Application Form shows his wife Mary as claimant also
.
His wife Mary died on the on the 23 November 1986 aged 94 years
.
Thomas received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1914-1915 Star
.
He is Remembered at Tyne Cot Cemetery, Belgium.
To Remember Is To Honour
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