HARRISON, Henry Hodges, to BANNISTER, Gladys Marion Cave, 16 July 1919.

No. 49, 16 July 1919, St Andrew's Church, Whareama. Married by B D Ashcroft.

GROOM: Henry Hodges HARRISON, 29, plumber, bachelor, born London, residing Langdale, usually living Martinborough.

FATHER: Charles Philip HARRISON, Inspector Water Works; 

MOTHER: Lucy HARRISON nee GUNDLER.

BRIDE: Gladys Marion Cave BANNISTER, 27, domestic duties, spinster, born Colac Bay, Oraka, Southland. Present and usual residence Langdale.

FATHER: Thomas Cave BANNISTER, farmer; 

MOTHER: Annie Margaret Henrietta, nee WHITELOCK.

Married by B D Ashcroft

WITNESSES: W MITCHELL, Labourer, Whareama;
L. BANNISTER, Domestic Duties, Whareama.

Note: Henry Hodges Harrison was killed in a lorry accident at Otaraia, Martinborough on 25 March 1926.

LORRY GOES OVER BANK | DRIVER KILLED | MARTINBOROUGH FATALITY.

A distressing motor accident occurred on the Otaraia cutting, near Martinborough, yesterday afternoon, resulting in the death of Henry Hodges Harrison, a lorry driver, in the employee of Chapman and Sons, carriers, of Martinborough.

The deceased was travelling to Martinborough and had a freight of about four tons of cement. When half-way up the cutting, it is stated he endeavoured to change to a lower gear, but failed in the operation, and the lorry ran backwards and over the edge of the road, toppling down a 40 feet bank.

A youth named Nicholson, who was travelling on the lorry, jumped clear, but Harrison was pinned under. When his body was extricated from the wreckage by Dr. Webb, he was dead.

Mr Harrison, who was 38 years of age, was well known in the Wairarapa and was married to a daughter of the late Mr Thomas Bannister, of Masterton. He had no family.

The funeral will take place at Martinborough tomorrow.

Lorry goes over bank, Wairarapa Daily Times,  26 March 1926, page 5