John William – Harrison – North Eastern Railway – Rifleman – 19/04/1918

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Title

John William – Harrison – North Eastern Railway – Rifleman – 19/04/1918

Initials / forenames

John William

Surname

Harrison

Railway company

North Eastern Railway

Military unit

West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own), 2nd/7th Battalion

Military rank

Rifleman

Military number

49636

Railway department

Newton Kyme

Railway job

Signal Porter

Date died

19/04/1918

Magazine reference

North Eastern Railway Magazine: March 1919, p41. Picture June 1919 p100

Memorial

Pozieres Memorial

Notes

Harrison went missing on the 19th of April 1918 and presumed to have been killed in action on that date. <br /><br />Magazine gives rank as 'Private'.

Information source

St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, North Eastern Railway Magazine, Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Date entered

27/06/2016

Last updated

27/06/2016

Citation

“John William – Harrison – North Eastern Railway – Rifleman – 19/04/1918,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 14, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/54460.