William Harris
He was a house painter.
- Family History
- Military history
- Extra information
- Photographs
William Harris was born in 1889 at Nottingham, he was the son of Alexander a house painter and Alice Harris née Callaghan and the brother of John, Alexander, Charlie, Edward, Emma and Alice Harris of 6 Havelock Street, Nottingham.
Alexander was born in 1863 at Nottingham, Alice Callaghan was born in 1866 at Darlaston, Staffordshire, they were married in 1885 at Nottingham, they had 9 children, sadly two died in infancy or early childhood.
He was the husband of Kate Cox whom he married in 1907 at Nottingham, they had children William Frederick, Alexander (died J/A/S/1911 aged 1) and Charles Harris they lived at 7 Ridgeway Terrace, Nottingham.
In the 1911 census his parents and siblings are living at 4 Frederick Terrace, Nottingham, Alexander 49 yrs is a house painter living with his wife Alice 47 yrs and 5 children.
In the same 1911 census William is living at 4 Angrave Street, Nottingham, is 23 yrs and a house painter he is living with his wife Kate 23 yrs and their children, Frederick 1 year old and Alexander 7 months old.
Kate Harris was awarded a pension of 19/6d per week 29th November 1915.
His widow Kate married George Elliott in Nottingham O/N/D/1918 and they lived at 8 Bulwell Green Bulwell Nottingham..
Sereant William Harris enlisted as a Territorial 1st March 1909 and agreed to serve abroad 4th September 1914. On enlistment he stood 5'9" tall and weighed 143 lbs.
He served with the 1/7th battalion Sherwood Foresters Regiment, He served at home from 5th August 1914 until 27th February 1915 and then in France & Flanders until his death on 12th May 1915 and is buried at Kemmel Chateau Military Cemetery
He was awarded the 1914-15 Star.
Possessions returned to the family included a holdall, letters and postcards, handkerchiefs, gloves, 2 tin boxes, shaving soap, hairbrush, fork and spoon, 2 purses, disc, photos, clasp knife, razor, lighter, New Testament, cap badge and stamps.
Photo published on 18th June 1915 in the Nottingham Evening Post and is courtesy of Jim Grundy and his facebook pages Small Town Great War Hucknall 1914-1918