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WILFRED HENRY HARRISON
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Rank
Private
Regiment
THE PRINCE OF WALES OWN WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT 9TH BATTALION
Military Number
37755
Address
North Cave HU15
England
England
Background
BORN HULL 1894. SON OF JAMES HARRISON, NORTH CAVE. ENLISTED YORK. SERVED IN THE 9TH WEST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION ON 27/08/1917, AGED 23. COMMEMORATED AT TYNE COT CEMETERY, BELGIUM. HIS ARMY EFFECTS WENT TO HIS FATHER, JAMES.
| Name | Wilfred Henry Harrison |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull, Yorkshire, 1894 |
| Death Date | 27 Aug 1917 |
| Death Place | Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
| Enlistment Place | York |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire) Regiment |
| Battalion | 9th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 37758 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
Date Died
27/08/1917
Died
Tyne Cot Memorial, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
Age
23
Memorial
Vijfwegestraat
Zonnebeke 8980
Vlaanderen
Zonnebeke 8980
Vlaanderen
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