BORN HULL 1885. SON OF PHOEBE HARRISON AND TOM HARRISON, A DOCK LABOURER. HIS FAMILY LIVED AT 18 GLOUCESTER PLACE, ADELAIDE STREET, HULL.
HE MARRIED DAISY MARY ELLA (1889-1981), AT ST JOHN THE BAPTIST CHURCH, NEWINGTON, HULL, ON 24/12/1911. WORKED AS A GENERAL LABOURER.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL, AS PRIVATE, 34, EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. TRANSFERRED TO THE 15TH LANCASHIRE FUSILIERS. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION ON 1ST APRIL 1917, AGED 32. HE WAS A GREAT LOSS TO THE PLATOON, AS HE WAS A GOOD SOLDIER, LIKED BY ALL.
HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS WIDOW, DAISY MARY HARRISON, AT 9, WOOLERTON AVENUE, DANSOM LANE, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS).
HE IS BURIED AT SAVY BRITISH CEMETERY, AISNE, FRANCE. HIS DEATH WAS REPORTED IN THE HULL DAILY MAIL, ON 09/05/1917. *
| Name | George William Harrison |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, Yorks |
| Death Date | 1 Apr 1917 |
| Death Place | Savy British Cemetery, Aisne, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Lancashire Fusiliers |
| Battalion | 15th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 235062 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
| Comments | Formerly 34, East Yorks Regt. |
First name:
GEORGE WILLIAM
Regiment:
Military Number:
235062
Rank:
Private
Date Died
01/04/1917
Place died:
Savy British Cemetery, Aisne, France
Age:
32
9, WOOLETON AVENUE, DANSOM LANE, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
