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John (Jack) William Harrison of Burslem, Stoke on

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Christine

Christine Report 19 Oct 2007 18:39

Hello,

Would somebody be able to go to Burslem or Stoke on Trent central library to help me with a brick wall I have hit with my grandmother's only brother.

He was born 2 September 1896 at 26 North Street, Stoke on Trent, the son of William Harrison and Mary Eliza Ackerley. An elemetary school teacher, he fought in WW1. He was heavily gassed but later returned to teaching and died at his parent's house 64 Ricardo Street, Burslem, Stoke on Trent on 18 November 1922.

I have his funeral announcement from a local newspaper (The Evening Sentinel) but I am hoping to find an obituary or any mention of him in war news reported locally eg. news of his being gassed. I would like to know more about his war service but nobody has a record of his service number or even which regiment he served with and without the service number I am completely stuck.

Many thanks,
Christine