George Arthur Harrison died at his home, King’s Langley, Herts, on October 29th, 1939, at the age of 62.
After receiving his early technical training at Dublin University, he went to Rhodesia and Mashonaland, where he worked on various mines and with the Cape Government surveyor, and afterwards on the staff of the Consolidated Gold Fields of South Africa, Ltd. From 1904 to 1908 he was surveyor and subsequently manager of the Rezende Mine, Rhodesia, and in 1909 he went to West Africa to take over the management of the Bibiani Mine. In 1911 he began his association with the Russo-Asiatic Company and was engaged on reporting work and later undertook the management of the Ridder Mine in Siberia.
During the Great War he served for a time in the South Wales Borderers, but was transferred to the Royal Engineers (Tunnelling Companies), finally obtaining the rank of major in command of the 176th Company. He was awarded the D.S.O. and M.C. and was four times mentioned in despatches. After the war he returned to the Russo; Asiatic Company until 1921, when he was appointed manager of the West African Diamond Syndicate. In 1929 he became manager of the New Guinea Goldfields, and more recently he was a member of the technical committee of the Mining Trust.
Major Harrison was elected an Associate of the Institution in 1909, and was transferred to Membership in 1921.
Vol. 49, Trans IMM 1939-40, p.735
