James Henry Harrison
Memorial: Downend - Christ Church
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 25024
Parents: Henry Albert and Sarah Ann Harrison
Marital status: Single
Home address: Home Address: 3 South View, Staple Hill, Bristol. Lived: Ducie Road, Staple Hill, Bristol (1901 Census)
Pre-war occupation: Unknown
Date of birth: 1897
Date of death: 11/04/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: No Known Grave – Commemorated Basra Memorial, Iraq
Age: 19
Further information:
James was born in 1897 (Baptised Christ Church Downend 20/10/1897).
James served with the 7th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment and was Killed in Action in Mesopotamia on 11/04/1917. James's father Henry also died during the war.
Commemorated on the Christ Church Downend and the Staple Hill (Page Park) Memorials. James is also commemorated on the Staple Hill Methodist Church Memorial.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Findmypast (Soldiers Died during the Great War, 1901 & 1911 Census etc), Researcher John Davis.