- SURNAME
Harrison
- FORENAME
William Clare
- UNIT
Royal Army Ordnance Corps
- RANK
Major
- NUMBER
232045
- AWARD
Member of the Order of the British Empire, George Medal
- PLACE
Cyprus 1956 (MBE), Cyprus 1959 (GM)
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 01.07.1911
see Obituary below
died 02.04.2003 (Aged 91)
London Gazette 40787, 25th May 1956, Page 3106 (MBE)
London Gazette 41782, 4th August 1959, Page 4913 (GM)
- OBITUARY
CITATION:
George Medal : Major HARRISON was seconded to the Cyprus Police Force throughout the emergency as Government Explosives Expert. His duty
was the examination and safe disposal of a wide variety of explosive devices, many of which were set with time-pencils or as "'booby-traps". On occasions he personally entered buildings containing valuable equipment, and in which it was known that explosive time-devices had been set, and at great personal risk rendered the devices safe and prevented further damage to property of considerable value and importance.. Whenever possible he personally attended to new devices to keep himself abreast of terrorist techniques and to pass on the knowledge gained to his small staff. Major HARRISON personally supervised the safe destruction of large quantities of explosives, much of them in a deteriorated and highly dangerous condition. His complete disregard for his own personal safety in the performance of his duty was of the highest order and an example of courage and devotion to duty to all who have worked with him.
was the examination and safe disposal of a wide variety of explosive devices, many of which were set with time-pencils or as "'booby-traps". On occasions he personally entered buildings containing valuable equipment, and in which it was known that explosive time-devices had been set, and at great personal risk rendered the devices safe and prevented further damage to property of considerable value and importance.. Whenever possible he personally attended to new devices to keep himself abreast of terrorist techniques and to pass on the knowledge gained to his small staff. Major HARRISON personally supervised the safe destruction of large quantities of explosives, much of them in a deteriorated and highly dangerous condition. His complete disregard for his own personal safety in the performance of his duty was of the highest order and an example of courage and devotion to duty to all who have worked with him.
WEB LINKS:
• https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/40787/supplement/3106 (MBE)• https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/41782/supplement/4913 (GM)
NATIONAL ARCHIVES:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D7627640 (MBE)
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