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VC993 Arthur Leyland Harrison
Name Arthur Leyland Harrison No. POSTHUMOUS
VC Issue No. 993 Awards VC
Regiment Royal Navy
Later
Now
Rank VC Won Lieutenant-Commander
Rank End Of Career Lieutenant-Commander
Place Of Birth Torquay, Devon, England
Place Of Death On the Mole, Zeebrugge, Belgium
Buried/Location Ashes Named on Zeebrugge Memorial to the Missing, Sint Donaaskerk Church, Sint Donaaskerkstraat, Zeebrugge, Belgium (location unknown)
Cremated
Date Buried/Cremated
Headstone Plot/Grave no.
Gazetted 17 March 1919
VC Presented 17 May 1919, King George V, Buckingham Palace, London, England
Memorials
P Memorial Plaque, Sint Donaaskerk Church, Sint Donaaskerkstraat, Zeebrugge, Belgium
P Memorial Plaque, St Mary's Church, Wimbledon, South West London
P Named on Town War Memorial, Priory Street, Dover, Kent
P Named on Roehampton War Memorial, Kingston Vale, London
P Named on War Memorial, St Marks Church, Farnborough, Hampshire
P Memorial Stone, Roundham Head, Torbay, Devon
Named on War Memorial, College Chapel, Dover College, Kent
P Named on War Memorial, Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham, West London
Named on War Memorial, Rosslyn Park RFC, Roehampton Lane, Roehampton, West London
Memorial Plaque, College Chapel, Dover College, Kent
By The Way…
Arthur Harrison played Rugby for England, winning two caps, and was part of the team to win the Grand Slam in 1914.
VC Held By
Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, Devon, England
BORN 3 February 1886
DIED 23 April 1918 AGE 32
VC Won 22-23 April 1918 AGE 32
Place VC Won Zeebrugge, Belgium
War/Campaign First World War 1918
