BORN HULL 1892. SON OF THOMAS AND ELIZABETH HARRISON, OF 3 ALFRED TERRACE, VAUXHALL GROVE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). HIS WIDOW, ELIZABETH, LIVED AT THE SAME WAR PENSION ADDRESS.
HE ENLISTED IN LONDON. SERVED WITH THE 10TH WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION OF THE FIRST DAY OF THE BATTLE OF THE SOMME, AGED 24. BURIED AT FRICOURT MILITARY CEMETERY.
HIS BROTHER, PRIVATE, ALBERT HARRISON, 201294, 4TH NORTHUMBERLAND FUSILIERS, WAS WOUNDED AND DISCHARGED ON 15 NOV 1917, AWARDED THE SILVER WAR BADGE (NO: 299591) AND ALSO APPEARS ON THE SAME WAR PENSION RECORD.
The 10th Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment had 733 casualties, the greatest number of casualties of any battalion engaged on the 1st July 1916.
10/West Yorks at Arras: An Overview of a Forgotten Battalion
