Lives of the First World War

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ID: 1780711

Reference: WO372/9

Title: Medal Index Card

Description: Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.

UPP: GBM/MCI/1782851

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 7170266

Reference: CWGCCASUALIWM

Title: Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records

Description: The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) commemorate First World War servicemen and women and members of some civilian organisations who died before 31 August 1921 while in Commonwealth military service or of causes attributable to service.

Connected by: Imperial1

UPP: GBM/CWGCCASUALIWM/237469

Additional: This record has been automatically matched to the Life Story by IWM, using rules based on name, rank, number, regiment and service.

Credit: © Commonwealth War Graves Commission

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ID: 8543175

Title: Headstone

Description: Private henry harrison's grave

Connected by: olivier56465

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ID: 8550926

Reference: wwisd

Title: Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription

Connected by: Anne23518

UPP: GBM/WWISD/0329144

Credit: © Naval and Military Press Ltd

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ID: 8550935

Reference: 1891gbc

Title: 1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Anne23518

UPP: GBC/1891/0020588466

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8550936

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Anne23518

UPP: GBC/1901/0020498314

Credit: © General Register Office

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ID: 8550937

Reference: 1911gbc

Title: 1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Anne23518

UPP: GBC/1911/RG14/22671/0585/1

Credit: © The National Archives

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ID: 8550950

Name: -

Title: Private Henry Harrison - believed to be the grandfather of Beatles legend George Harrison.

Description: Henry Harrison enlisted into the 1st Battalion of The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment in November 1914. He was married to Jane - with whom he had seven children. The family lived in Wavertree - an area of Liverpool, in Merseyside.

Connected by: Anne23518

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ID: 8550983

Name: Liverpool Echo 17 November 1915

Title: Wavertree Soldier

Description: Newspaper report on death of Henry Harrison

Connected by: Anne23518

URL: http://search.findmypast.co.uk/bna/viewarticle?id=bl%2f0000271%2f19151117%2f027
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ID: 8551576

Title: Cap badge

Description: Loyal north lancashire

Connected by: olivier56465

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ID: 8605578

Title: Private. Henry Harrison

Description: In uniform

Connected by: Richard84831

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ID: 8605581

Title: Online document.

Description: Information found online

Connected by: Richard84831

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ID: 8605584

Title: Online document.

Description: Information found online.

Connected by: Richard84831

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ID: 8605833

Name: Record Number Ranges: 218501-220000; Reference: 98

Reference: Ancestry

Title: UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929

Description: Harrison Henry 1st Btn L N Lancs Regt Pte18190 d 25.9.15 in action widow Jane +children

Connected by: Anne23518

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ID: 8605925

Name: Marriage Certficate

Reference: Ancestry

Title: Marriage certificate

Description: 17.8.1902 Holy Trinity Wavertree Henry Harrison Bricklayer 22 Bachelor 53a Wellington Grove s/Edward Harrison Mason married Jane Thompson 21 Spinster 3 Wellington Grove d/James Engine Driver

Connected by: Anne23518

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ID: 8605935

Name: FHL Film Number: 2147887 Reference ID: item 12 p 78

Reference: Ancestry

Title: Baptism

Description: Name: Henry Harrison Gender: Male Baptism Date: 5 Mar 1882 Baptism Place: Lancashire, England Father: Edward Harrison Mother: Elizabeth

Connected by: Anne23518

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