BORN HULL, 1876. SON OF DAVID AND MARY HARRISON, OF CASTLE STREET TAVERN, HULL AND 53 NEW GEORGE STREET, HULL. SERVED AS A GUNNER. IN THE 1ST RESERVE, ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY. DIED OF EPILEPSY AGGRAVATED BY ACTIVE SERVICE, ON 02/09/1917, AT WHARNCLIFFE HOSPITAL, YORKSHIRE. HE MARRIED SELINA HOLDEN AT CHESHIRE, IN 1916. HE LEFT ARMY EFFECTS TO HIS WIDOW, SELINA HARRISON, AND DAUGHTER DORA, OF 49 ASHLEY LANE, MANCHESTER (PENSION ADDRESS). HE IS BURIED AT WADSLEY CHURCHYARD, YORKSHIRE.
HIS BROTHER, SERGEANT, JOHN HENRY HARRISON, 11975, YORKSHIRE REGIMENT, WAS REPORTED MISSING ON 21/03/1918
First name:
WILLIAM
Military Number:
771211
Rank:
Gunner
Date Died
02/09/1917
Place died:
WADSLEY CHURCHYARD, YORKSHIRE, UK
Age:
41
