YP Comment: VC soldier personified courage
However the Army officer, who volunteered to serve his country shortly after the birth of his son, has not been forgotten and the special commemorative events now being planned in Hull are testimony to the special bond that exists between sporting clubs and the military. For, while some regard sport as being more important than life and death, the Bill Shankly parable, the self-sacrifice of Lt Harrison – and his comrades – puts any grievances about a lost match, or poor decision, into perspective.
They’re trivial in comparison to the price paid by those soldiers who remain, to this day, the true personification of courage.