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Surname: HARRISON
Forename(s): George
Place of Birth: Tosside, Yorkshire
Service No: 267643
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 1/7th Battalion. (Leeds Rifles)
Division: 49th (West Riding) Division
Age: 30
Date of Death: 1917-10-09
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 42 to 47.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BOLTON-BY-BOWLAND, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
George Harrison was the son of John and Jane Harrison, née Newhouse and brother of Private Wilfred Harrison (17845) (q.v.). Their father was born at Gisburn Forest and mother at Clapham, Yorkshire. George was the cousin of Rifleman Nicholas Harrison (R/13498) (q.v.).
1891 Gisburn Forest, Yorkshire Census: Middle Brayshaw, Tosside - George Harrison, aged 3 years, born Gisburn Forest, son of John and Jane Harrison.
1901 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 25, Wellhouse Street - George Harrison, aged 13 years, born Gisburn, Yorkshire, son of John Harrison, widower.
1911 Wigglesworth, Yorkshire Census: Cooper Terrace - George Harrison, aged 23 years, born Gisburn Forest, Yorkshire. [George was living with his cousin, William Lambert and his wife Elizabeth.]
George was married to Margaret Ellen Clark in 1912.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte George Harrison, 267643, West Yorkshire Regiment.
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
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Private George HARRISON
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Prince of Wales’s Own (West Yorkshire Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 49th (West Riding) Division
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15 June 1917
BOLTON-BY-BOWLAND – Wounded
Word has been received that Pte. Alfred Carey and Pte. Joseph Moon are wounded and in hospital. Corporal W. Oddie and Pte. Geo. Harrison are reported as improving.
16 November 1917
BOLTON-BY-BOWLAND – Missing
We regret to state that Private Geo. Harrison is officially reported ‘missing’ since August 31st. He was in the West Yorkshire Regiment, and had previously been wounded. He had only for a short time previous to the above date returned to France.
Corporal Jas. Coates, who was reported last week as wounded and in hospital, has been removed to the base, and is slowly recovering from the effects of his wounds.
09 August 1918
PRIVATE GEO. HARRISON, BOLTON-BY-BOWLAND
Mrs. Harrison of Bolton-by-Bowland, has received official communication that the Army Council have been regretfully constrained to conclude that her husband, Private George Harrison, died on October 9th 1917, since which time he has been missing. Private Geo. Harrison joined the Amy in August 1916, being attached to the West Yorkshire Regiment. He was wounded in France on August 9th 1917. After being in hospital for some time he again went to France in the following September. He was the fourth son of Mr. John Harrison, of Powell Street, Barnoldswick. A brother was killed in Salonika and another three are doing duty for their country – two in the Army and one in the Navy. Private Harrison worked for the Bowland Rural District Council, and had lived in the village four years. Previously he was employed by Mr. Geldard at Rathmell, and occupied the position of churchwarden in that village. He was thirty years of age and leaves a widow and two children, for whom much sympathy is expressed.
10 October 1919
HARRISON – In loving memory of my dear husband, Private George Harrison, 5th West Yorks. Regiment, who was reported missing on October 9th, 1917 – now reported died in France on that date.
No one knows the silent heartache,
Only those can tell
Who have lost their best and dearest
Without the last farewell.
From his wife and two Children, Muriel and Eva, Bolton-by-Bowland.
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