Youngest of six soldier sons of Mr. and Mrs. Harris, of 16, Radcliffe Road, Haulgh, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1915. Wounded at Monchy in 1917. Taken prisoner of war in March 1918 and interned in Freidrichsfeld Camp.
Harris, Cyril –
Personal details
- Surname: Harris
- Forename: Cyril
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 19
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: September 26th, 1918
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Rifleman
- Unit: 9th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: R/9237
- Regiment: King's Royal Rifle Corps
- Enlistment date: January 13th, 1915 - 1915-01-13
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (St. Peter) Parish Church WWI Memorial
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- CWGC Memorial: Glageon Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord, France
- CWGC reference: II. H. 6.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 15/01/1915 21/06/1918 16/05/1919
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7f 6b 8g*
- Bolton Chronicle: 16/01/1915