Private 1769 Luke Harrison

St Helens Newspaper, Friday 13th August 1915.

Regiment/Unit: Royal Fusiliers - 3rd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 09/02/1915

Age at death: 29
Date of death: 26th of April 1915 (Monday)
Born: Prescot, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 6 and 8.

BMD details:
Marriage of Luke Harrison to Hannah Houghton reg Leigh Q2 1906. Vol 8c page 446

Census details:
1891 - Luke 6 is living with his parents William 52, Ruth 52 and siblings William 30, John 18, Ruth 15 and Sarah 8 at 31 Manchester Road, Tyldesley with Shakerly, Lancashire 1901 - Luke 16 is a Drawer Coal Mine underground. He is living with his parents William 62 and Ruth 62 at 29 New Bank Street, Tyldesley with Shakerley Lancashire 1911 - Luke 25 a Coal Miner Hewer is living with his wife Hannah 21 and children William 4, Thomas 3 and Luke 9 months at 25 Parr Street, St Helens

Notes:
Luke Harrison positively identified by Brian McCormick a relative of Luke's who kindly provided Census data and photograph for him. Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/1615_DowardJT.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial bearing the inscription for Private Luke Harrison (Photo courtesy of Jeff Keenan)[/caption]