William Jerrison
Thy will be done
Husband of Janet Bruce Jerrison, of 27, Wood St., Shotley Bridge, Co. Durham.
Paul Heatherington has submitted the following:-
William was born in Stockton-on-Tees in 1887. He was a son of Joseph and Elizabeth Jerrison, the third child in a family of five. His siblings were named Richard, Joseph, Arthur and Rebecca.
William married Janet Bruce Robb, from Shotley Bridge, in 1908. They had three children: Joseph Henry (born in 1908), George (born in 1911) and Elizabeth (born in 1913). In 1911, William and Janet were living at 2 Green Street, Shotley Bridge. William was working as a gas stoker in the gas works. The family later moved to 27 Wood Street.
William enlisted to serve as a Private in the Durham Light Infantry and was killed in action in France on the 2nd October 1915.
William Jerrison is remembered at Blackhill on B145.04 and B145.05 and at Shotley Bridge on S27.01 and S27.03
He is also remembered in The DLI Book of Remembrance page 270
