Lance Corporal 12716 John Harrison
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment -
Theatre of War: Home
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 06/09/1915
Previous Reg/Num: transf. to (388955) Labour Corps.
Age at death: 45
Date of death: 21st of February 1919
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: St Helens Cemetery - Sec 20 / Grave 550 RC
BMD details:
Marriage: 3rd Qtr 1895 John Harrison to Susan Webster at Prescot, Lancashire Vol 8b - Page 1122
Family details:
Widow & Sole Legatee: Susan
Census details:
1881 - 6 years old schoolboy John is living at 45 Gerrard Street, St Helens with parents William (40 a coal miner), Elizabeth (41) and seven siblings: William (18), Miles (12), Thomas (10), James (8), Elizabeth (4), George (2), Peter (4 mths). 1891 - 17 years old 'Coal Miner' John is living at 49 Gerrard Street, St Helens whis is a grocers shop with parents William (51 a grocer), Elizabeth (51) and six siblings: Miles (22), Thomas (20), Elizabeth (15), George (12), Peter (10), Mary A (7). 1901 - 27 years old 'Coal Hewer' John is living at 9 Fern Street, St Helens with wife of 5 years Susan (26) and two children William (5), Mabel (1). 1911 - Sees 37 years old 'Miner - Hewer' John living at 68 Victoria Street, St Helens with wife Susan (35) and six children: William (14), Mabel (11), Eveline (8), Elizabeth (6), Caroline (4), Beatrice (1yr 11 mths).
Notes:
Died at Tranmere Aux Hospital, Birkenhead Age taken from St Helens Deceased Search.
Died at Tranmere Aux Hospital, Birkenhead Age taken from St Helens Deceased Search.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/12716JohnHarrison.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/12716HarrisonJohn.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Lance Corporal John Harrison at St Helens Cemetery
(Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]
