James Harold Harrison
- Family History
- Military History
- Extra Information
- Photographs
James Harold Harrison was born in Worksop in 1898. His parents were William and Bertha Harrison (nee Aislabie). The family lived at 4 Hill Street, Worksop when James was born. He had 5 siblings, 4 older and one younger, John W, George, Hilda, Fred and Charles. In 1911 the family had moved and were living at 8 Clinton Street.
James was attested at Worksop on 10 Dec 1915 with the Sherwood Foresters. He declared his mother, Bertha, as his next of kin and who lived at 78 Central Ave, Worksop. The following day he was put on the army reserve and was not mobilised until 11th May 1918. He was posted to France and joined the 10th Battalion 9/9/1918 and a few weeks later, died of his wounds on 20th Oct 1918 and is commemorated on the Vis En-Artois Memorial, France.
Research by Colin Dannatt
