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Sydney Leonard Morrow

(Confirmed)

Born: 1 January, 1895

Died: 14 November, 1964

Biographical Summary:

Served with the 3rd Battalion.  He was wounded in action (gun shot wound to head) at Pozieres between 22 and 26 July 1916.  He was again wounded in action (gun shot wound to arm) on 23 August 1918 when the Battalion was in action at Chuignes, Somme.  There were another 191 members of the Battalion wounded that day, together with 35 killed and 1 missing.  [JSB]

Recorded Names:

• Sydney Leonard Morrow

Service Number:

Ranks:

• Held rank of Private

Birth Records:

• 1 January, 1895 in North Sydney, NSW, Australia

Death Records:

• 14 November, 1964 in Woy Woy

Life Events:

• Embarked from Sydney on the HMAT

Address:

• Mossdene 9 Cardinal Street Mosman NSW Australia

Relationships:

• father - Sydney Arthur Morrow
• mother - Elizabeth Jane Short
• brother - Leslie Roy Morrow
• wife - Gladys Margaret Armstrong

Organisations:

• Member of - 3rd Battalion, AIF

Main Sources:

• First World War Embarkation Rolls Sydney Leonard Morrow (Webpage)
• Pte Len Morrow (Photograph)
• MORROW Sydney Leonard Service Number 3844 Place of Birth North Sydney NSW Place of Enlistment Holdsworthy Holsworthy NSW Next of Kin Father MORROW Sydney Arthur (Webpage)
• WOUNDED PRIVATE S L MORRIS (Newspaper Article)
• 434th CASUALTY LIST NEW SOUTH WALES WOUNDED (Newspaper Article)

Commemorations:

• MORROW S. L. on the East Face of the
• Morrow on the Mosman Public School Roll of Honour
• L.S. on the St Luke's Anglican Church Mosman memorial panels