205036 2nd Lt. William Frederick Samuel Harkness Royal Garrison Artillery 42 Bde. from:Templemore, Co Tipp My father, William Harkness, joined up from the Trinity College Dublin OTC in 1917 and was commissioned 2Lt on 1/10/1917. He served in France and subsequently in the occupation of Germany in 1919, was promoted Lt on 1/4/1919 and was demobilised on 7/11/1919, relinquishing his commission, retaining the rank of Lt, on 1/4/1920. I have a map of Koln area indicating that he was in the 195th Siege Bty during this latter period.
I would like to find out more about his service. He left behind Richard Blaker's Medal Without Bar (published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1930) which gives a very vivid account of the life of a junior officer in the Artillery in action in France. His slim record at Kew described him as a good officer and mentioned one or two periods of leave and his appointment as Brigade gas officer(42 Bde & 29 Bde, RGA) 13/5/1918-3/6/1918.
He never talked of his service so if anyone out there can add anything I would be delighted.
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