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Surname: HARRISON
Forename(s): James
Place of Birth: Austwick, Yorkshire
Service No: 34205
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: South Staffordshire Regiment
Battalion / Unit: 1st (Garrison) Battalion
Division: 6th (Poona) Indian Division
Age: 22
Date of Death: 1918-05-03
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Face D.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: KIRKEE 1914-1918 MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: AUSTWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
James Harrison was the son of John and Emma Harrison, née Brown. John was born at Cottams near Grindleton and Emma at Bainbridge, Yorkshire.
1901 Wharfe, Austwick, Yorkshire Census: James Harrison, aged 5 years, born Wharfe, Austwick, son of John and Emma Harrison.
1911 Wharfe, Austwick, Yorkshire Census: James Harrison, aged 15 years, born Austwick, son of John and Emma Harrison.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte James Harrison, 34205, South Staffordshire Regiment.
James was originally buried in Bombay (Sewri) Cemetery. He was one of 629 servicemen whose remains were reinterred in a mass grave in the grassed area between the Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial and the Cross of Sacrifice in 1962.
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
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Private James HARRISON
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: South Staffordshire Regiment
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 6th (Poona) Indian Division
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28 January 1916
AUSTWICK – DEPARTURE OF LORD DERBY’S RECRUITS
The following young men who duly attested under Lord Derby’s scheme have left their homes this week to join their respective groups at Keighley:– Mr. Tom Robinson, son of Mr. Joseph Robinson, butcher, Austwick; Mr. J. R. Kirkbright, son of Mr. Tom Kirkbright, shoemaker, Austwick; Mr. J. Harrison, son of Mr. John Harrison, farmer, Wharfe.
14 April 1916
AUSTWICK – On Leave
Pte. James Harrison, of the West Yorks. Regiment, stationed at Scarborough, has been home on a week-end leave.
02 February 1917
AUSTWICK – On Leave
Pte. James Harrison, of the West Yorkshire Regiment, has been home on 48 hours’ leave, before leaving for India.
07 May 1918
AUSTWICK – Private James Harrison Dies in India
It is with regret that we record the death of Private James Harrison, South Staffordshire Regiment, fourth son of Mr. and Mrs. John Harrison, Wharf. The sad news was received on Sunday week in a letter from the Infantry Records Office, Lichfield, which stated that Private Harrison died in Caloba War Hospital, Bombay, from erysipelas on May 3rd. Private Harrison, who was 22 years of age, enlisted in January 1915 in the 3rd West Yorkshire Regiment. Later he was transferred to the South Staffordshire Regiment, with which regiment he was drafted to India 15 months ago. Prior to joining up he was employed by his father in farm work. He was highly respected and of a quiet disposition, steady and reliable, and highly respected by all who knew him. Much sympathy is felt for his family in their loss. Two other sons are serving in H.M. Forces ~ Driver Fred Harrison in Mesopotamia, and Private Hector Harrison on farm work.
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