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Surname: HARRISON
Forename(s): Wilfred
Place of Birth: Tosside, Yorkshire
Service No: 17845
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Devonshire Regiment
Battalion / Unit: 10th (Service) Battalion
Division: 26th Division
Age: 31
Date of Death: 1917-01-02
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: VI. G. 1.
CWGC Cemetery: DOIRAN MILITARY CEMETERY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Wilfred Harrison was the son of John and Jane Harrison, née Newhouse and brother of Private George Harrison (267643) (q.v.). Their father was born at Gisburn Forest and mother at Clapham, Yorkshire. Wilfred was the cousin of Rifleman Nicholas Harrison (R/13498) (q.v.).
1891 Gisburn Forest, Yorkshire Census: Middle Brayshaw, Tosside - Wilfred Harrison, aged 5 years, born Gisburn Forest, son of John and Jane Harrison.
1901 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 25, Wellhouse Street - Wilfred Harrison, aged 15 years, born Gisburn, Yorkshire, son of John Harrison, widower.
Wilfred was married to Esther Spencer Gibson in 1907.
1911 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 5, Orchard Street - Wilfred Harrison, aged 25 years, born Tosside, Yorkshire, husband of Esther Harrison.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Wilfred Harrison, 17845, Devon R.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Wilfred Harrison, 17845, 10th Devons. K. in A. 2.1.17.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Wilfred Harrison, 17845, 10th Bn Devon. Date and Place of Death: 2.1.17. In Action. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Widow - Esther S. £11 15s. 3d.
A short biography of Wilfred is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
HARRISON, Wilfred, aged 31 years, Devonshire Regiment, 5, Orchard Street, [Barnoldswick], killed at Salonica, Jan. 2, 1917.
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Private Wilfred HARRISON
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Devonshire Regiment
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 26th Division
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02 February 1917
HARRISON – Killed in action in Salonica, January 2nd, 1917, Pte. Wilfred Harrison, of the Devonshire Regiment, and formerly of Barnoldswick, aged 31 years.
02 February 1917
BARNOLDSWICK SOLDIER KILLED IN SALONICA
Mrs. Harrison, 5, Orchard Street, Barnoldswick, has been officially notified of the death of her husband, Pte. Wilfred Harrison, who was killed in Salonica on January 2nd. He was 31 years of age and attached to the Devonshire Regiment with which he had been out on the Eastern front for the past twelve months. Before he joined the Army he worked for Messrs. Procter Barrett and Son for a number of years. Several letters of condolence have been received by Mrs. Harrison from officers and men in her husband’s platoon, from which it appears he was struck by a piece of shell in the front line trenches and killed instantly. Pte. Harrison leaves one child – a boy of nine years.
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02 February 1917
HARRISON – Jan. 2nd, in action in Salonica, Wilfrid Harrison, of 5, Orchard Street, Barnoldswick, attached to the Devonshire Regiment, aged 31.
02 February 1917
BARNOLDSWICK SOLDIER KILLED IN SALONICA
Mrs. Harrison, 5, Orchard Street, Barnoldswick, has been officially notified of the death of her husband, Private Wilfrid Harrison who was killed in Salonica on January 2nd. He was 31 years of age, and attached to the Devonshire Regiment, with whom he had been out on the Eastern front for the past twelve months. Before he joined the army he worked for Messrs. Procter Barrett and Son for a number of years. Several letters of condolence have been received by Mrs. Harrison from officers and men in her husband’s platoon, from which it appears that he was struck by a piece of shell in the front line trenches and killed instantly. Private Harrison leaves one child–a boy of nine years.
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