Private 58061 George HARRISON

18th Battalion, King's (Liverpool Regiment),formerly 15091 Army Cyclist Corps

Killed in Action, Monday 9th April 1917, France, Age 19

Home address:

7 Peel Street, Hyde, Cheshire

Born:

1898, Hyde, Cheshire

Parents:

Ellen Harrison and Joseph Henry Harrison
7 Peel Street, Hyde, Cheshire

Marital Status:

Single

Occupation:

Butcher, Hyde Co-Operative Society

Enlisted:

Hyde, Cheshire

Remembered:

Arras Memorial, Pas de Calais, France, bay 3.

Link to Hyde:

Born in Hyde

Death caused by a gun shot to the head.

A Message of Remembrance, written for Werneth Low Cenotaph Unveiling, 25th June 1921:

The blood of heroes is the seed of freedom,
To the memory of Sergt. Robert Hague, Pte. George Harrison and Pte. Sam Crossland,
from the employees of Hyde Co-operative Society, Ltd.
To the glorious memory of all who made the great sacrifice.