William George Harrison

Memorial: Hanham Abbots - The Church of St George

Regiment: Devonshire Regiment

Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal

Rank and number: Private 62882

Parents: George and Matilda Harrison (nee Barnes)

Home address: Hanham Abbots, Bristol

Date of birth: 1881

Date of death: 11/11/1918

Buried/Commemorated at: Hanham (Christ Church) Churchyard (new ground G. 9.), Hanham, Bristol

Age: 37

Further information:

William George Harrison served with the 13th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment transf. to 127831 Labour Corps. Attestation and medical papers - discharged 1917 having contracted TB while on service in France. He died in November 1918, both his parents died the following year. They are buried together with his brother Fred Thomas L Harrison and sister Annie Elizabeth Harrison, in Christ Church. He was one of 6 brothers and 3 sisters

By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):

Forces War Records and CWGC