Private James Harkness
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth: 1888-09-19
Place of birth: Gortin County Tyrone Ireland
Next of kin: Fanny Harkness (wife)
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Teamster
Occupation (normalized): Animal-Drawn Vehicle Driver (Road)
Address:
Kingston Road, west of Whitby, Ontario
Religion: Church of England
Date of death:
1917-08-18
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Vimy Memorial, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 868299
Highest Rank:
Private
(2nd Battalion)
Rank detail
Private, 2nd Battalion, Infantry (Army).
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Trenches - Les Breris, France (Hill 70)
Commemoration location: First World War Book of Rememberance - P. 251
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 1568907
LAC ID:
452420
Service file: B4060-S016
Uploader's Notes: Son of A. Harkness, of 3313, 11th St., Philadelphia, and the late Mrs. A. Harkness; husband of Fannie Gill (formerly Harkness), of Port Whitby, Ontario. Fair complexion, brown eyes and dark hair.
Uploader's Research notes: [Private Army Canadian Infantry 2nd Battalion ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20