PORT Glasgow Cemetery includes the grave of a First World War soldier whose memory will be honoured later this year.

George Morrow was born in Drumlough near Rathfriland in County Down, Northern Ireland, in 1878.

He was a grocer in Belfast at the time of his marriage to Isabella Kennedy in 1901. The couple had two sons, Waddell and Robert, before moving to Greenock around 1906. Son Thomas Rowan and daughter Anne were born after the family came to Scotland.

From the outbreak of war in 1914 George served as a gunner with the Royal Garrison Artillery at Fort Matilda.

George died on 12 December, 1914. He had contracted an infection which was linked to spending cold and wet days and nights manning a gun emplacement.

His name has never appeared on any memorial but this will be remedied in September.

The War Graves Commission has agreed that the Rathfriland Branch of the Royal British Legion can add George’s name to the Rathfriland war memorial because his death was directly connected with the conditions in which he served.

The dedication ceremony will be part of a programme of events in Rathfriland on 20 September to acknowledge sacrifices made during the First World War, which started 100 years ago this year.

Legion member Charlie Marno told me his organisation learned about George from Drumlough & District Historical Society. The group came across George’s story when researching the life of his brother Thomas, who had planned to join another brother, Waddell, in Canada. Unfortunately, Thomas sailed on the ill-fated maiden voyage of the RMS Titanic in 1912 and was among the many who perished when the grand liner went down.

Charlie Marno said relatives of George Morrow have been traced to America and invited to attend the ceremony in September.

Only George’s name appears on his gravestone in Port Glasgow Cemetery and it is not known what happened to his widow and children.

It is possible there may be relatives living locally and I would be pleased to hear from anyone who believes they might be connected to George.