Ref ID: 5442
Name
William Morrow.
Description
Newspaper Photograph of William Morrow.
Life Story
Name: William Morrow.
Service Number: 7113.
Rank: Private.
Battalion: 2nd Battalion.
Regiment: Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
Born: 14th of April 1883, Shankill Road, Belfast.
Died: 21st October 1914.
Address: 13 Crimea Street, Belfast
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William Morrow, son of Richard and Elizabeth Morrow, lived with his wife at 13 Crimea Street, Shankill Road, Belfast
.
The 1901 Ireland Census has William living at 10 Mansfield Street, Shankill Road, with his brother Joseph, 18 years, occupation, Carter, sister in law Wilhelmina, 28 years, two niece, Wilhelmina, 5 years, Rebecca, 3 years, and two nephews, George, 7 years, and Joseph, 1 year.. Williams occupation at this time is given as Painter Labourer
.
The 1911 Ireland Census has William living at 5 Crimea Street, Shankill Road, Belfast with his wife and daughter Margaret Ann, under 1 year. Williams occupation at this time is given as Labourer In Shipyard
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William had married Margaret Morrow, Nee Evans, on the 5th of June 1910 within Holy Trinity Church Belfast.
They went on to have three daughters, Margaret Ann born 22nd March 1911, Wilhelmina born 7th June 1912, and Elizabeth born 20th November 1913.
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William signed the Ulster Covenant on the 28th of September 1912, Ulster Day, within Clifton Street Orange Hall, Belfast
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William joined the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
He was posted as part of the British Expeditionary Force to France on the 23rd August 1914.
William was a Private in 2nd Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was Killed In Action on the 21st October 1914 aged 31 years
.
A local news paper states.
Pte Wm Morrow, 2nd Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, of 13 Crimea Street, Belfast, Killed in action
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Williams Soldiers Effects were left to his wife.
Dependant Pension Application Forms show not only was his wife claimant, but also that she was now called Cross, having remarried a Fergus Cross on the 27th August 1917
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See brother also: 11480 Private Andrew Morrow Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers.
See brother Joseph: 15520 Rifleman Joseph Morrow 9th Battalion Royal Irish Rifles
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William received the British War Medal, Victory Medal and 1914 Star
.
He is Remembered at Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.
To Remember Is To Honour
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Theme
Shankill Roll of Honour
Date
1914
Classification
Newspaper, , Photograph - Belfast Telegraph
