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259175 Major. Kenneth Wilis McHarg British Army 6th Btn. Duke of Wellingtons (West Riding) Regiment from:Shipley, West Yorkshire (d.16th June 1944) Ken McHarg was the only son of Mr and Mrs William Stewart McHarg (mother Hannah Stangoe Willis) of Nab Wood Drive, Shipley. Born 1914 in Bradford, West Yorkshire. He was keen on sports and was the winner of the Territorial Cup in the Open Golf Championship held in York in 1939. He went to Shrewsbury School and won 14 sports' trophies. In 1941 he married Patricia Thornton, daughter of Mrs and Col. W. H. Thornton M.C, T.D., Officer commanding 4th Battalion, Home Guard. He spent 2 years in Iceland as adjutant for his regiment. He was presented with a huskie dog by a Norwegian unit whilst there. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.** Please type in the code shown here:    If you are unable to read the code please click here. If you have received an error message for incorrect code, please click to refresh the code before resending. This should overcome the error message.