Lance Corporal 3651080 Henry Harrison
Courtesy of Henry's niece - Eileen Dry
Regiment: Cheshire Regiment - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: France
Age at death: 29
Date of death: 29th of September 1939
Born: St. Helens, Lancs
Resided: Chester
Burial / Memorial: Sees Communal Cemetery
BMD details:
Birth registered 2nd Qtr 1910 at Prescot, Lancashire. Vol 8b - Page 846
Census details:
1911 - Sees 9 months old Henry living at 11 Lewis Street, St Helens with parents James Edward Harrison (35), Mary Louisa Harrison (31) and three siblings: Rob Albert Victor (10), James (8), John (6). 1939 register. Not found and possibly in the Military at this time. Henry is not living at 26 Campbell Street, St Helens with father James E Harrison born 31/10/1875 a Builders Labourer, mother Mary L Harrison born 11/10/1879 an Unpaid Housewife. Also at the address is Henry Sims born 05/08/1884 a Rope Packer.
Notes:
Age taken from census.
Age taken from census.
Lance Corporal Henry Harrison was born in St Helens, initialy enlisting and serving pre-war with the South Lancashire Regiment, he moved to Chester where he transferred to the Cheshire Regiment.
From WO167/724. 2 Cheshires.
War Diary entry:
Argentre 27th Sept 1939 at 0630hrs - L/Cpl Harrison were injured when a truck overturned.
Louviere 27th Sept 1939 at 1030hrs - L/Cpl Harrison later died from his injuries.
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[pic]imgs/WW2_misc/Harrison4%20001.jpg[/pic][caption] Images courtesy of Eileen Dry & Valerie Stead of Ormskirk Street URC[/caption]
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/3651080_Henry_HarrisonWW2.jpg[/pic][caption]The grave of Lance Corporal Henry Harrison at Sees Communal Cemetery[/caption]
