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Lance Corporal Francis Harkins is commemorated locally on Fivemiletown War Memorial. |
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Lance Corporal Francis Harkins arrived in the Balkans with the Royal Irish Fusiliers on 7th August 1915. |
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HARKINS 16th August 1915, killed in action at the Dardanelles, Lance Corporal Frank Harkin (No 13921) 6th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. On his soul, Sweet Jesus, have mercy. |
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From the Belfast Evening Telegraph dated 24th September 1915: |
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It seems he may have enlisted with the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers initially, but later transferred to the Royal Irish Fusiliers. |
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Lance Corporal Francis Harkins is listed on page 14 of the Fivemiletown book, from which some of these details come from. Many thanks to Mark Byers for the information. |
| 14/09/2016 |
Mrs Catherine Harkins, Cess, Fivemiletown, has been notified that her husband, Lance Corporal Frank Harkins (13921), 6th Battalion Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, has been killed in action at the Dardanelles. |
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Francis Harkins was living in Fivemiletown in County Tyrone when he returned to Glasgow to enlist. |
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Francis Harkins was married to Catherine Harkins. |
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Lance Corporal Francis Harkins was serving with the 5th Battalion of the Royal Irish Fusiliers when he was killed in action at Gallipoli on 16th August 1915. |
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Mrs Catherine Harkins was living in Sess, Fivemiletown, at the time. |
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Lance Corporal Francis Harkins has no known grave and is commemorated on the Helles Memorial at Gallipoli. |
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Francis Harkins was born in Govan, Glasgow, Scotland. |
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From the Belfast Newsletter dated 29th September 1915: |
