SON OF ANDREW HARKNESS, LEADHILLS, LANARKSHIRE.

HUSBAND OF WILLIAMINA HARKNESS, 52 BELVILLE Street, GREENOCK. William was a baker, born in Leadhills. They had one son, Andrew who later joined the Merchant Navy aged 16 and served in the Murmansk Convoys. He lived in Greenock. William's widow went to America to work as a nurse. 

From war diary: Sunday 31st March - Reveille at 7 and breakfast. Grooming for an hour then harness up again and hook in. Fine sunny morning and Bosche aeroplanes flying over about 10am machine gunning us and batts(batt 200 yds in front - "B" and "C" batts). 

Buried at MOREUIL COMMUNAL Cemetery ALLIED Extension, France. Grave Reference D. 1.

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