Norman HARRISON

Main CPGW Record

Surname: HARRISON

Forename(s): Norman

Place of Birth: Earby, Yorkshire

Service No: 772132

Rank: Gunner

Regiment / Corps / Service: Royal Field Artillery

Battalion / Unit: 50th Division Ammunition Column

Division: 50th (Northumbrian) Division

Age: ---

Date of Death: 1918-09-29

Awards: ---

CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: I. J. 11.

CWGC Cemetery: GLAGEON COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

CWGC Memorial: ---

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial: EARBY, YORKSHIRE

Additional Information:

Norman Harrison was the son of John William and Hannah Young Harrison, née Munro and brother of Private Arthur Munro Harrison (7078) (q.v.). Their father was born at Earby, Yorkshire and mother at Lanark, Lanarkshire, Scotland. After Hannah's death in 1916, John married Elizabeth Ellen Bailey in 1917.

1901 Earby, Yorkshire Census: Stoney Bank - Norman Harrison, aged 4 years, born Earby, son of John W. and Hannah Harrison.

1911 Earby, Yorkshire Census: Brown Hill Farm, Harden - Norman Harrison, aged 14 years, born Earby, son of John William and Hannah Harrison.

British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Gnr Norman Harrison, 130965, 772132, R.F.A.

British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Gnr Norman Harrison, 130965, 772132, R.F.A. T [Territorial Force]. Died 29.9.18.

Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Gnr Norman Harrison, 772132, 50 D.A.C., R.F.A. Date and Place of Death: 29.9.18. Germany [sic]. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Father - John W. £32 10s. 9d.

UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Norman.

British Red Cross & Order Of St John Enquiry List, Wounded & Missing, 1914-1919: Norman Harrison, 772132, Royal Field Artillery. (Divisional Ammunition Column) 50. Previous service number: 130965. Year: 1918. Date reported missing or wounded: 27.5.1918. Missing or wounded details: M. May 27/18. Enquiry date: 2.8.1918. Theatre of war: B.E.F.

In the British Army Service Record of Norman’s brother, Arthur (who was always known as Munro), it is stated that Norman, was a prisoner of war.

Norman became a prisoner of war during the Battle of the Aisne, 1918, 27 May-6 June.

See also:
‘Earby in the First World War’ by Stephanie Carter, published by Earby & District Local History Society (2014).
‘Our Finest Crop’ by Steven Marshall, published by Earby & District Local History Society (2020).

Data Source: Local War Memorial

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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---

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