Person

Trevithien Harrison was born in Esh in 1888. His father was coal miner Anthony Harrison who was born in Tanfield in 1852. His mother was Mary Harrison nee Leslie who was born in 1854 in Lanchester. His parents married around 1871 and had seven known children giving Trevithien five brothers and one sister. In 1891 the Harrison family lived on High Row, Esh. In 1901 they lived in 1 Oakey’s Cottages, Stanley. By 1911 they had moved to 16 Oakey’s Cottages and Trevithien was working as a hewer in a coal mine.

Trevithien married Emma Rowell on 2 November 1912. She was a coal miner’s daughter born in 1890 who lived next door to the Harrison family at 15 Oakey’s Cottages. The couple had one son, Jack Welsford Harrison who was born on 12 March 1914.

Trevithien attested in the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (RIF), joining for duty on 23 January 1915. He served as a corporal with the service number 19370 in the 5th Battalion. Within a year of serving, in November 1915, Trevithien was admitted to a field hospital due to septic bursitis before being transferred to a Casualty Clearing Station. A year later, he received a bayonet wound to the chest on 3 July 1916 whilst serving on the Macedonian Front. He was treated at No. 17 Ambulance Train then evacuated to Egypt by hospital ship.

The 5th Battalion RIF moved to France in May 1918. Whilst on active service in France, Trevithien became ill and, following transfer to England, died in the Southern General Hospital, Bristol on 1 November 1918. His cause of death is given as pneumonia and bronchitis which had commenced on active service. His body was returned home and buried in Stanley New Cemetery in grave 7 C 203. He was awarded the Victory Medal and the British War Medal for his service in World War One.

His brother in law Harry Rowell was wounded in action whilst serving with the Durham Light Infantry and is also buried in Stanley New Cemetery.

Civil Parish: Stanley

Birth date: 1888

Death date: 01-Nov-1918

Armed force/civilian: Army

Residence: High Row, Esh (1891 census)
1 Oakey’s Cottages, Stanley (1901 census)
16 Oakey’s Cottages, Stanley (1911 census)

Religion: Church of England

Employment: Coal miner – hewer (1911 census)

Family: Parents: Anthony Harrison (b 1852), Mary Harrison nee Leslie (b 1854)
Siblings: Hugh L. Harrison (b 1874), Jane H. Harrison (b 1875), Indulf Harrison (b 1878), Joseph Harrison (b 1878), John E. Harrison (b 1881), Reuben Harrison (b 1893)
Spouse: Emma Harrison nee Rowell (b 1890)
Child: Jack Welsford Harrison (b1914)

Military service:

19370
Corporal
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
5th Battalion

Medal(s): British War Medal
Victory Medal

Memorial(s): New Cemetery, Stanley (grave 7 C 203)
Book of Remembrance 1914-18, St Andrew’s Church, Stanley

Gender: Male

Contributed by David D, Stanley, Co Durham