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I understand William H A Harrison b1887, died 1972. was in RFA serving in WW1 and WW2 he had two service numbers. 826 and 965396.
I would be grateful for any information about him, maybe medal index cards.
Many thanks
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Birth:
HARRISON, WILLIAM HENRY ALEXANDER mms TURNER
GRO Reference: 1887 J Quarter in WOOLWICH Volume 01D Page 1219
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William H A Harrison
in the 1939 England and Wales Register
Name: William H A Harrison
Gender: Male
Marital status: Widow
Birth Date: 26 Feb 1887
Residence Year: 1939
Address: 24
Residence Place: Maldon and Coombe, Surrey, England
Occupation: Engineering Designer (Admiral. . . . . ) AFS Admiralty
Schedule Number: 49
Sub Schedule Number: 1
Enumeration District: CMTO
Registration district: 30-1
Household Members:
Name
William H A Harrison
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Will H A Harrison
in the London, England, School Admissions and Discharges, 1840-1911
Name: Will H A Harrison
Gender: Male
Age: 7
Birth Date: 26 Feb 1887
Admission Date: 11 Jun 1894
School: Bloomfield Road School
Father: Sam G Harrison
Notes: Bloomfield Road School (0364) opened in 1877. Renamed Bloomfield Primary School in 1951. Closed or reorganised in 197-
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William Harrison
in the 1891 England Census
Name: William Harrison
Gender: Male
Age: 4
Relationship: Son
Birth Year: 1887
Father: Samuel Harrison
Mother: Agnes Harrison
Birth Place: Plumstead, London, England
Civil Parish: Plumstead
Residence Place: Plumstead, London, England
Sub registration district: Plumstead, West
ED, Institution or Vessel: 8
Neighbors:
Piece: 536
Folio: 6
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel Harrison 38
Agnes Harrison 37
Carrie Harrison 13
George Harrison 11
William Harrison 4
Will Henry Harrison
in the 1901 England Census
Name: Will Henry Harrison
Age: 14
Estimated birth year: abt 1887
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Father: Saml Geo Harrison
Mother: Agnes C Harrison
Birth Place: Plumstead, Kent, England
Civil Parish: Plumstead
Ecclesiastical parish: All Saints
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street address:
Registration district: Woolwich
Sub-registration district: Plumstead West
ED, institution, or vessel: 05
Neighbors:
Piece: 570
Folio: 126
Page Number: 38
Household schedule number: 73
Household Members:
Name Age
Saml Geo Harrison 48
Agnes C Harrison 45
Carrie M Harrison 22
Geo Alf Harrison 21
Will Henry Harrison 14
William Harrison
in the 1911 England Census
Name: William Harrison
Age in 1911: 24
Estimated birth year: abt 1887
Relation to Head: Son
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Plumstead, Kent, England
Civil Parish: Plumstead
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street address: 3 Willenhall Rd, Plumstead, Woolwich, Kent
Marital status: Single
Occupation: DRAUGHTSMAN TELEPHONE
Registration district: Woolwich
Registration District Number: 30
Sub-registration district: Plumstead West
ED, institution, or vessel: 4
Piece: 2886
Household Members:
Name Age
Samuel Harrison 58
Agnes Harrison 54
Carrie Harrison 29
William Harrison 24
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Marriages Dec 1876 (>99%)
Harrison Samuel George Woolwich 1d 1516
Turner Agnes Caroline Woolwich 1d 1516
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William Henry Alexander Harrison
in the British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920
Name: William Henry Alexander Harrison
Gender: Male
Document Year: 1914
Residence Place: 3 Willenhall Road, Plumstead
Regimental Number: 965396
Regiment Name: Royal Field Artillery, London Brigade
Number of Images: 24
Form Title: Territorial Force Attestation
Family Members:
Name Relation to Soldier
William Henry Alexander Harrison Self (Head)
8th London Brigade RFA.
Prior to that, he'd been in the London Electrical Engineers as a Corporal, discharged 6/2/14.
The record is faint and hard to read.
He was promoted a few times, eventually to Bombadier. Posted as [something] Fitter, to retain the rank and pay of Bombadier.
Demobbed 28 Feb 1919.
Served in France.
27/11/1916 - Severely reprimanded by CO for Dirty on Parade.
Aug 1918 - wounded - face and neck [apparently no lasting effect ]
Campaigns: Home 7/9/14 - 14/3/15; Expeditionary Force France 15/3/15 to 1/2/17 (?)
Decorations: 1914 and 1915 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal.
Height: 5ft 8ins.
Chest measurement: 34-37 ins.
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William Henry Alexander Harrison
in the London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1917
Name: William Henry Alexander Harrison
Gender: Male
Record Type: Baptism
Baptism Date: 24 Apr 1887
Baptism Place: Plumstead St Margaret, Greenwich, England
Father: Samuel George Harrison
Mother: Agnes Caroline Harrison
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Marriages Sep 1920 (>99%)
Harrison William H A Bridges Bedwellty 11a 22_
Bridges Gertrude Harrison Bedwellty 11a 224
EDIT:
Maybe not.
Ancestry thinks that's the marriage of this man:
William Henry Augustus Harrison
in the UK, Royal Navy Registers of Seamen's Services, 1848-1939
Name: William Henry Augustus Harrison
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 30 Jul 1898
Birth Place: Shrewsbury Salop
First Service Date: 29 Jan 1914
First Ship Served On: Impregnable
Last Service Date: 29 Jan 1916
Last Ship Served On: Gibralter
Service Number: J29307
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WW2 records are not online.
However, the 1939 register says he was in the AFS, Admiralty.
Re AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service):
https://tinyurl.com/y5a76knq
But AFS also stands for Admiralty Forecast Section - ( which maybe sounds more likely ?):
http://cloudobservers.co.uk/memories/ashore/afs/
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Oh my goodness. What a lot of information. Thank you so very much for giving up your time to help me.
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