Surname | Harkins | |||
First Name(s) | John Anderson | |||
Place of Birth | Glasgow | |||
Club(s) | Coventry City Leeds City Middlesbrough | |||
Service | British Army | |||
Rank | Acting Corporal | |||
Service Number | S/11147 | |||
Previous Service Number(s) | 6977 | |||
Regiment or Corps | Royal Highlanders (Black Watch) | |||
Unit(s) | "F" Coy. 2nd Battalion | |||
Previous Regiment(s) or Corps | Royal Highlanders (Black Watch)* | |||
Unit(s) | 3rd Battalion 1st Battalion | |||
Type of Casualty (If applicable) | Killed in Action | |||
Theatre of War (If applicable) | Asiatic Theatre | |||
Date of Death (If applicable) | 22/04/1916 | |||
Place of Death (If applicable) | Mesopotamia | |||
Place of Burial/Commemoration (If applicable) | Amara War Cemetery | |||
Grave/Memorial Reference (If applicable) | XVII. F. 17. | |||
Awards and Decorations | - | |||
Citation(s) | - | |||
Supplementary Notes | *Pre-war regular service. Enlisted 08/06/1898. Discharged at his own request on the payment of £25 19/09/1906. Son of James and Jane Harkins, of Glasgow; husband of Lily Dallas Murphy (formerly Harkins), of I, Cranston St., Edinburgh. |