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Private J HARKIN

Service Number: 5947
Regiment & Unit/Ship

Irish Guards

1st Bn.

Date of Death

Died 07 August 1915

Age 38 years old

Buried or commemorated at

CALAIS SOUTHERN CEMETERY

Plot D. Row 1. Grave 3.

France

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service United Kingdom
  • Additional Info Eldest son of John and Bridget Harkin, of Buncrana, Co. Donegal. Employed in a Steel Works in Scotland for 20 years. Enlisted at Inverkeithing, Scotland.
  • Personal Inscription INFANT JESUS HAVE MERCY ON HIS SOUL.
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Buried or commemorated at

CALAIS SOUTHERN CEMETERY
Pas de Calais France
Number of casualties: 943
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