Squadron Leader

Donald Joseph Harkness

DFC

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of George Percy and Georgine McKay Harkness, of Midhurst, Taranaki, New Zealand; husband of Joan Harkness, of Esher, Surrey.

References:
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
41694
Name:
Donald Joseph Harkness
Rank: 
Squadron Leader
Date of Birth:
16 September 1916
Place of Birth: 
Midhurst, Taranaki, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
G.P. Harkness (father), Taranaki, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Clerk, J E Crockett, Stratford
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal Air Force, 158 Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on active service
Date of Death:
31 May 1942
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal Air Force

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Row D. Grave 20.
Cemetery Location: 
Netherlands
Donald Joseph Harkness
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