We remember John Harrison

We remember John Harrison

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Timeline

Timeline

1895
sibling Sarah Ann Harrison Source:8797787 1895
1896
birth Bretherton, Lancs United Kingdom Source:7417585 Source:8797787 1896
1901
location Back Lane, Bretherton, Lancs United Kingdom parents address Source:8797797 1901
1911
employment Varnisher Source:8797787 1911
1911
location 2 Buller Avenue, Penwortham, Preston United Kingdom parents address Source:8797787 1911
1916
enlistment Preston, Lancashire United Kingdom Source:6177637 25th February 1916
1916
service British Army Private 5054 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 4th Battalion Source:6177637 25th February 1916
1916
location 2 Buller Avenue, Penwortham, Lancashire United Kingdom their own address Source:6177637 25th February 1916
1916
hospitalisation Gun shot wound left hand Hospital/Institution Source:6177637 9th September 1916
1916
hospitalisation Wounded in action, gun shot wound right leg Hospital/Institution Source:6177637 25th October 1916 - 29th October 1916
1916
hospitalisation Gun shot wound to thigh Hospital/Institution Source:6177637 2nd December 1916 - 28th February 1917
1917
service British Army Private 202172 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2/4th Battalion (Territorial) Source:6177637 12th July 1917
1917
missing Wounded and missing Source:6177637 26th October 1917 - 30th October 1917
1917
location 2 Buller Avenue, Penwortham, Preston, Lancs United Kingdom parents address Source:7417585 26th October 1917
events Absent without Leave Military Discipline Source:6177637
service British Army Private 202172 The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Source:7417585
1917
death Note on Effects Form says presumed dead. Flanders France Source:7417585 Source:6177637 Source:6177642 26th October 1917
burial Tyne Cot Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial West-Vlaanderen Belgium Panel 102 to 104 Source:7417585

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John
Initials J
Last Name Harrison
Source 1598558
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
2 Buller Avenue, Penwortham, Lancashire United Kingdom their own address known 25th February 1916
2 Buller Avenue, Penwortham, Preston, Lancs United Kingdom parents address known 26th October 1917
2 Buller Avenue, Penwortham, Preston United Kingdom parents address known 1911
Back Lane, Bretherton, Lancs United Kingdom parents address known 1901
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 202172 The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Private
British Army 5054 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 4th Battalion Private
British Army 202172 Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 2/4th Battalion (Territorial) Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ann Harrison mother
Thomas Harrison father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Sarah Ann Harrison sister 1895
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
DateHeightSource
1916-02-25 5'8"

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Preston485
British Army Service Records 1914-1920 Transcription Preston485
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Preston485
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Gill49
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Gill49

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Multimedia

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Penwortham War Memorial Gill49

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