BORN HULL 1892. SON OF THOMAS AND ELIZABETH HARRISON, OF 3 ALFRED TERRACE, VAUXHALL GROVE, HULL. 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. .
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
First name:
THOMAS WILLIAM
Military Number:
3/8845
Rank:
Private
Date Died
01/07/1916
Place died:
Fricourt New Military Cemetery, Somme, France
Age:
24
