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Driver John William Harrison

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Military service

Service number: 91258
Age: 33
Rank: Driver
Force: Army
Unit/Regiment: Canadian Field Artillery
Division: 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, 30th Battery
Birth: January 19, 1888 Darlington, Deerham, England
Death: December 22, 1921

Burial/memorial information

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Grave reference: Section 7, Grave 2835 Veterans Plot
Additional information
Son of Mrs. Mary Allen, Darlington, England. Husband of Mrs. Margaret M. Harrison (née McMurchie), of Toronto, Ontario and father of John (Jack) William and Vivian Harrison. Previous service with the 9th Field Battery. Civilian occupation listed as farm labourer. Enrolled on 12 July 1915 in Toronto, Ontario. Returned to Canada from Liverpool on Hospital Ship 'Araquay' June 11, 1917. Discharged 23 January 1919 in Toronto, Ontario. Died 22 December 1921, death due to service.
Additional citations

1915-15 Star, Victory Medal, British War Medal.

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First World War (1914 – 1918)

In the Books of Remembrance

Commemorated on:

Page 557 of the First World War Book of Remembrance.
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1450 St. Clair Ave West, City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Office: Suite 500 65 Overlea Boulevard, Toronto, ON M4H 1P1 (416) 696-7866, fax (416) 696-0227

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