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218744 Pte. Robert Morrow VC. British Army 1st Btn. Royal Irish Fusiliers from:Dungannon, Co. Tyrone (d.26th Apr 1915) Robert Morrow served with the 1st Battalion, Royal Irish Fusiliers during WW1 and was killed in action on the 26th April 1915, aged 24. He is buried in the White House Cemetery in Belgium. He was the son of Hugh and Margaret Jane Morrow, of Sessia, Newmills, Dungannon, Co. Tyrone An extract from The London Gazette, No. 29170, dated 22nd May, 1915, records the following:- For most conspicuous bravery near Messines on 12th April, 1915, when he rescued and carried successively to places of comparative safety, several men who had been buried in the debris of trenches wrecked by shell fire. Private Morrow carried out this gallant work on his own initiative and under very heavy fire from the enemy. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put the first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**