Memorial

Lieutenant J C Harrison

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Current Location

St Mary;s Church, Church Lane, Whitburn, South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, SR6 7JL, England

NZ 40550 61682

Church of England

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Type of Memorial: Board / Plaque / Tablet
WMR Reference Number: 76503
Description: White marble tablet with pointed top set on black marble pattress. At centre top is the regimental badge of the Royal Scots Greys. The panel bearing the dedication is surmounted by a helmet and sword, all carved in half relief, and has two crossed standards behind. Below is a crown, a badge and a motto
Inscription: To the Glory of God and in Loving Memory of/JOHN COLLINSON HARRISON/LIEUTENANT, ROYAL SCOTS GREYS/YOUNGER SON OF THOMAS ELIOT HARRISON, OF WHITBURN/BORN 9TH AUGUST 1869, DIED 3RD SEPTEMBER 1900, AGED 31,/OF WOUNDS RECEIVED IN ACTION NEAR BELFAST/26TH AUG 1900/BURIED AT PRETORIA, TRANSVAAL, SOUTH AFRICA/HE GAVE HIS HEART TO HIS HOME, HIS LIFE FOR HIS QUEEN & COUNTRY/AND HIS SOUL TO HIS GOD/ERECTED BY HIS LOVING BROTHER & SISTERS

War: Boer War; Second (1899-1902)
Number Commemorated: 1
Died: 1
Information shown: surname, forenames, rank, regiment, relationships, date of birth, date of death, place of death, date of death, manner of death, place of burial

Unveiled

26 November 1902

Lieutenant Colonel T E Harrison DSO, Brother of the Deceased

Tablet

Made from: Marble - White

Condition: Good

Backboard

Made from: Marble - Black

Condition: Good