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Laurence Tolmie HARRISON* (1890-1918) KIA | ||||||
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Trade listed as Clerk. DOB 10-1-1900, born Southhampton, Ontario. 5 foot 7 inches. Bluish eyes, dark hair. Church of England. NOK Harry I. Harrison. Enlisted Fergus 23-3-16 (age 26 years). On 153rd Nominal Roll 8-2-16, no transfer noted. On 153rd Battalion Nominal Rolls as published Guelph Mercury 10-6-16 and 1-12-16. Embarked with 153rd, Halifax N.S. SS Olympic 29-4-17. Arrived Liverpool 7-5-17. Assigned 25th Reserve for Training and Administration. Taken on Strength 18th Battalion. Globe & Mail 21-10-18 reports: "Sgt. Lawrence Harrison of Fergus was killed in action on the 8th of August. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. H.L. Harrison, a good student and athlete. He enlisted with the 153rd Battalion in March 1916, when only sixteen years of age, and went overseas a year later. He was above his average in musketry and was sent to France with the signalers in 1918 in the Headquarters Staff of the 18th Battalion, and won promotion to his Sergency on the field." KIA 8-8-18. Cemetery: Adelaide Cemetery (Villers-Bretonneux) Somme, France. Grave Reference: II. G. 18. Graveside photo courtesy B. Gilbert. Name is inscribed on Fergus Cenotaph. Memorial Headstone Belsyde Cemetery, Fergus. 'Circumstance of Death' Register by Library & Archives Canada: "Killed in Action" 'During the attack on Marcelcave on the morning of August 8th, 1918, he was instantly killed by the explosion of an enemy shell.' Next of Kin: Harry L. Harrison, Esq. PO Box 39, Fergus, Ontario. RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 4108 - 34. Courtesy Library & Archives Canada. Canadian Virtual War Memorial courtesy Veteran Affairs Canada. |
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