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WILLIAM HARRISON
Kingston upon Hull HU1 2BX
England
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 STEP DAUGHTER DORA, AT 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.
| Name | William Harrison |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, 1876 |
| Death Date | 2 Sep 1917 |
| Death Place | Wadsley Parish Churchyard, Sheffield, Yorkshire |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Gunner |
| Regiment | Royal Field Artillery 1st Brigade Reserves |
| Battalion | Territorial Force |
| Regimental Number | 771211 |
| Type of Casualty | Died of Epilepsy |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
Wadsley S6 4BB
England
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