Robert Morrow
Private, 1st Battalion. Royal Irish Fusiliers
- Register No.
- 890 (Alf's numbering, from The Register of the Victoria Cross, 1997)
- Rank
- Private all Privates →
- Unit
- 1st Battalion. Royal Irish Fusiliers (register: Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's)) all Royal Irish Fusiliers (Princess Victoria's) VCs →
- Date of action
- 12 April 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Conflict / campaign
- First World War
- London Gazette
- 22nd May, 1915 on this day → all of 1915 →
- Born
- 7th September 1891 at Coalisand, Dungannon, County Tyrone,
- Died
- in action on 25th April 1915 at St Jan ,Ypres, Belgium
- Memorial / grave
- on the grave at the White House Cemetery, Belgium
Digest of citation
On the 12th April 1915, near Messines, Belgium, Private Morrow rescued and carried several men to places of safety. These men had been buried under the debris of trenches which had been raked with shellfire. Private Morrow worked on entirely on his own initiative, all the time being under extremely heavy shellfire from the German guns
From Alf Askin's research notes
Reproduced as Alf wrote it, c. 2000–2005. Spelling and abbreviations are his own.
MORROW, Robert. (reg No. 890).
Private. 1st Battalion. Royal Irish Fusiliers.
London Gazetted on 22nd May, 1915.
Born on 7th September 1891 at Coalisand, Dungannon, County Tyrone, Ireland.
Killed in action on 25th April 1915 at St Jan ,Ypres, Belgium.
Memorial on the grave at the White House Cemetery, Belgium.
Digest of Citation reads: On the 12th April 1915, near Messines, Belgium, Private Morrow rescued and carried several men to places of safety. These men had been buried under the debris of trenches which had been raked with shellfire. Private Morrow worked on entirely on his own initiative, all the time being under extremely heavy shellfire from the German guns.
Additional information. Private Morrow's mother received the Victoria Cross from King George V at an Investiture at Buckingham Palace. He was also presented with the Medal of St George, 3rd Class which the Tsar of Russia had conferred upon him. Private Morrow was to appear in a large commemoration painting by Monsieur Cairier-Bellew, commissioned by the French Government . (Unable to confirm it was ever finished).
Additional information
Cross from King George V at an Investiture at Buckingham Palace. He was also presented with the Medal of St George, 3rd Class which the Tsar of Russia had conferred upon him. Private Morrow was to appear in a large commemoration painting by Monsieur Cairier-Bellew, commissioned by the French Government (Unable to confirm it was ever finished).
Ireland.
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