Arthur Leyland Harrison | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 3 February 1886 Torquay, Devon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 April 1918 (aged 32) Zeebrugge, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Allegiance |  United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Service |  Royal Navy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Lieutenant-Commander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit | HMS Lion HMS Vindictive | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Battles / wars | World War I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Awards |  Victoria Cross Mentioned in dispatches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN MEMORY OF
THESE THREE OFFICERS
AND ONE MECHANIC OF THE ROYAL NAVY
WHO FELL ON THE MOLE AT ZEEBRUGGE
ON ST GEORGE'S DAY 1918 AND HAVE
NO KNOWN GRAVE
WING COMMANDER BROCK F. A. O.B.E.
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER HARRISON A. L. V.C.
LIEUTENANT HAWKINGS C.E.V.
MECHANIC SECOND CLASS F/50269 ROUSE J.
AND IN MEMORY OF
THESE THREE OFFICERS
AND ONE MECHANIC OF THE ROYAL NAVY
WHO FELL ON THE MOLE AT ZEEBRUGGE
ON ST GEORGE'S DAY 1918 AND HAVE
NO KNOWN GRAVE
WING COMMANDER BROCK F. A. O.B.E.
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER HARRISON A. L. V.C.
LIEUTENANT HAWKINGS C.E.V.
MECHANIC SECOND CLASS F/50269 ROUSE J.
Lieutenant-Commander Arthur Leyland Harrison, VC (3 February 1886 – 23 April 1918) was an English Royal Navy officer, and World War I recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.