Topic: AIF - 1B - 1 LHR
1st LHR, AIF
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment
Vivian Roy Morrow
Vivian Roy Morrow
Service number: 1101
Rank: Trooper [Tpr]
Unit: 1 Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 4 August 1916
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: EGYPT 2 Kantara War Memorial Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: MORROW, Tpr. Vivian Roy, 1101. 1st Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 4th Aug., 1916. Age 20. Son of William and Ada Edith Morrow, of Jerry's Plains, Singleton, New South Wales. Native of Clarence Town, New South Wales. B. 46.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of Vivian Roy Morrow from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 1101 |
| Date of birth | 5 February 1896 |
| Place of birth | Clarence Town, New South Wales |
| School | Roughit Public School, near Singleton, New South Wales |
| Other training | Dairy farming |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farm hand |
| Address | Scott's Flat, Singleton, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 19 |
| Next of kin | Father, William Morrow, Scott's Flat, Singleton, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | 23 March 1915 |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 1st Light Horse Regiment, 7th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/6/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A21 Marere on 16 August 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action 4 August 1916 |
| Place of death or wounding | Romani, Sinai, Egypt |
| Age at death | 20 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
| Place of burial | Kantara War Memorial Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 46), Egypt |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 2 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Ada MORROW, Jerry's Plains, Singleton, New South Wales. Native of Clarence Town, New South Wales |
| Other details | War service: reported to unit, Gallipoli, 3 November 1915. Disembarked Alexandria, 27 December 1915 (general Gallipoli evacuation). Proceeded to join Western Frontier Force, 14 January 1916. Killed in action, Romani, 4 August 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Lest We Forget
Additional Reading:
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
1st Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
Battle of Romani, Sinai, August 4 to 5, 1916
Bir el Abd, Sinai, 9 August 1916
Battles where Australians fought, 1899-1919
Citation: 1st LHR, Roll of Honour, Vivian Roy Morrow
