BORN NEW HOLLAND LINCOLNSHIRE, 1877. SON OF CHRISTOPHER GOODLAND HARRISON (1852-1921) AND SARAH ANN GRASSBY (1857-1927), OF 12, BRIGHAM TERRACE, ADELAIDE STREET, HULL. HIS HAD A BROTHER AND TWO SISTERS. WORKED AS A DOCK LABOURER. MARRIED AT HULL IN 1903. HUSBAND OF FLORRIE HARRISON, & THREE CHILDREN LIVED AT 3, THORNEY FIELDS, NEW HOLLAND, LINCS (CWGC RECORDS). GASSED IN ACTION. HE DIED OF WOUNDS, ON 07/02/1917, AGED 40. HIS WIDOW WAS AWARDED A WEEKLY WAR PENSION OF 25 SHILLINGS AND 5 PENCE FOR HERSELF AND THREE CHILDREN, CHRISTOPHER, OLIVE AND FLORRIE. HER DAUGHTER, OLLIVE DIED ON 02/04/1918, AGED 11.
HIS BROTHER, PRIVATE, JOHN WILLIAM (JACK) HARRISON, 5695, ROYAL ARMY ORDANANCE CORPS, DIED OF MALARIA AND RHEUMATIC FEVER, ON 22/11/1922, AGED 42. HE LIVED WITH HIS WIFE ALCIE, AT 22, WAVENEY TERRACE, VILLA PLACE, HESSSLE ROAD (WAR PENSION ADDRESS).
| Name | Joseph Harrison |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Born Hew Holland, Lincs, 1877. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Harrison, of Hull; husband of Florrie Harrison, of 3, Thorney’s Field, New Holland, Lincs. |
| Death Date | 7 Dec 1917 |
| Death Place | St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, Seine-Maritime, France. His grave inscription reads, SOFTLY AT NIGHT THE STARS ARE SHINING ON A COLD AND SILENT GRAVE |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Acting Bombardier |
| Regiment | Royal Field Artillery 317th Brigade C Battery |
| Battalion | Territorial Force |
| Regimental Number | 761237 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of wounds |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
