Rifleman 36626 Henry Robert Harrison

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 1st/5th Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Age at death: 33
Date of death: 31st of July 1917 (Tuesday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ypres Menin Gate Memorial - Panel 37.

BMD details:
Marriage: 28/03/1910 Henry R HARRISON to Mary DIXON at Parr St Peter's.

Census details:
1891 - 7 years old Henry R is living at 71 Broad Oak Road, Parr, St Helens with parents John (34), Mary E (32) and four siblings: Margaret (9), James (5), Martha (2), Thomas (8 mths). 1901 - 17 years old 'Apprentice House Painter' Henry R is still living at 71 Broad Oak Road, Parr, St Helens with parents John (44), May E (43) and seven siblings: James (15), Martha (12), Thomas (10), John (8), Arthur (5), Arron (3), William (1). 1911 - Sees 27 years old 'House Painter' Henry R living at 25 Bourough Road, St Helens with wife Mary Harrison (23). They are staying at the home of Mary's family. The household consisted of Mary's widowed mother Jane Dixon (43) and siblings: Ann Dixon (22), Philip Dixon (17), William Dixon (15), Joseph Dixon (14), Francis Dixon (12), Magdalene Dixon (10), Teresa Dixon (7), James Dixon (5).

Notes:
Shown on Cenotaph as Harrison R.H. Age taken from census.

[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/HarrisonHR.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]tpics/36626_Harrison.jpg[/pic] [caption]Image courtesy of Jeff Keenan from the Local Press[/caption] [pic]imgs/sppics/HRandR_Harrison_SLR.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Rifleman Henry Robert Harrison on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial (Photo courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]