HARKNESS, Charles Scott
(Service number 9/962)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 25/06/1896 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Engineer | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | William John HARKNESS (brother), Levels, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 4th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 17 April 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 29 May 1931 | Age | 34 years |
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| Place of Death | Airedale (residence), North Otago | ||
| Cause | Pneumonie | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Oamaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Charles Scott Harkness was the son of Walter Scott and Amelia (née Ward) Harkness, both from the borders of Scottish Borders. He was educated at Gleniti, Rosewill and Washdyke schools. Charles put his age uo when he enlisted as he would have been only 18 years old. He married Catherine.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [13 January 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [13 January 2019]; School Admission records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [13 January 2019]; Oamaru Cemetery headstone transcription (South Canterbury Branch NZSG cemetery records) [14 January 2019]; Otago Daily Times, 30 May 1931 (Papers Past) [14 January 2019]
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