Private John Walter Harrison
Rank or Title
Date of Birth
1884
Date of Death
25 May 1918
War time / or Pre War occupation
Hat worker
Employer
John Worboys
Regiment
Service Number
48035
Place of Birth
Luton
World War I Address
106 North Street
Luton
Place of Death
France
Grave Location
No known grave
War Memorial Location
Soldier or Civilian
- Soldier
Pte John Walter Harrison, 48035, 4th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, was presumed killed in action in France on May 25th, 1918. He left a widow and five children living at 106 North Street, Luton.
A son of Walter and Fanny Harrison, of Wenlock Street, he was born in 1884. On June 11th, 1908, he married Rose Eames at St Matthew's Church, High Town. Their five children were Ruth Ella (born 1908), Robert Rex (1910), Percy Claud (1912), Kenneth (1915) and Marjorie (1917).
John had worked for hat manufacturer John Worboys, of Clarendon Road, but immediately before enlistment was employed by George Kent Ltd.
Individual Location
Author: Deejaya
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