MORROW, William
(Service number 63019)
| Aliases |
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| First Rank |
Private |
Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date |
12/03/1881 |
Place of Birth |
Country Antrim, Ireland |
Enlistment Information
| Date |
20 July 1917 |
Age |
36 years |
| Address at Enlistment |
Gordons Valley, Timaru |
| Occupation |
Ploughman (P. A. Elworthy) |
| Previous Military Experience |
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| Marital Status |
Single |
| Next of Kin |
Mr T. MORROW (father), Carnalbara, County Antrim; Mr Andrew McCLINTOCK (uncle), Hadlow, Gleniti |
| Religion |
Presbyterian |
| Medical Information |
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Military Service
| Served with |
NZ Armed Forces |
Served in |
Army |
| Military District |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation |
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship |
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| Date |
21 November 1917 |
| Transport |
Willochra |
| Embarked From |
Wellington |
Destination |
Liverpool, Merseyside, England |
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| Last Unit Served With |
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Military Awards
| Campaigns |
Western European |
| Service Medals |
British War Medal; Victory Medal |
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Death
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Age |
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| Notices |
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| Memorial or Cemetery |
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| Memorial Reference |
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| New Zealand Memorials |
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Biographical Notes
William Morrow was born on 12 March 1881 in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, the son of Thomas and Margaret (née McClintock) Morrow. In 1901, William was a farmer’s son at home at Carnalbanagh, Glenarm, County Antrim, with his parents, three brothers and two sisters. Having come to New Zealand in about 1909, William was probably a farm hand at Tycho Flat in 1911. His name was recorded on the 1916 Reserve Rolls, when he was a ploughman at Gordon’s Valley. There he was when his name was drawn in the Ninth Ballot at the beginning of July 1917 and when he enlisted on 20 July 1917 at Timaru. Single and Presbyterian, he named his father as next-of-kin – Mr T. Morrow, Carnalbara, County Antrim, Ireland. Also named was his uncle – Mr Andrew McClintock, Hadlow, Gleniti. William probably left Timaru in mid-August 1917 with the South Canterbury quota of the 33rd Reinforcements. Private W. Morrow embarked on 21 November 1917 per the “Willochra”, leaving from Wellington for Liverpool, England. W. Morrow, c/o A. McClintock, Hadlow, returned to New Zealand by the “Ajana” (Draft 224), which left Liverpool on 7 February 1919 and arrived at Auckland on 25 March 1919, berthing the next morning after 24 hours’ quarantine. The South Canterbury men reached Timaru by a special train at 2.30 pm on 28 March. A very large number of people assembled at the railway station to take part in the welcome home to the men, the arrival of the train being “the signal for a hearty outburst of cheering, which was subsequently several times renewed.” The Deputy Mayor and Mr James Craigie, each in a brief speech, extended to the returned men a very hearty welcome home. William was discharged on 25 April 1919 and was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. Initially, he intended to go to Gleniti, Timaru, but this was amended to Care of Thomas Morrow, Esq, Ballyhone, Glens, via Larne, County Antrim, Ireland. He may have been a farm labourer at Salisbury in late 1919.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [08 January 2023]; 1901 Ireland census return (per ancestry.com.au) [09 January 2023]; NZ Electoral Rolls (ancestery.com.au) [09 January 2023]; Timaru Herald, 4 July 1917, 18 August 1917, 28 & 29 March 1919 (Papers Past) [09 January 2023]
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