Harkin ww2

[little annie]

I wonder if any one in Tyrone can help me on this one.
I am looking for a relation who was killed WW2 ie my late mothers cousin , her uncle was Patrick Harkin from Carndonagh Donegal who i be leavie lived some where around Glasgow?.
I don't know who he married except this record on CWGC came up just wondered if there was a connection to my relation .
Parent's Patrick Joseph Harkin & Catherine Harkin Ardstaw county Tyrone.
Their son was called Patrick Joseph Harkin age 24 killed 1940 regiment Royal Inneskillen Fusilier's , i was wondering did my g uncle married a girl from Tyrone or i am on the wrong track any help welcomed Little Annie

[aghadowey]

Any idea when 'your' Patrick was born? (the CWGC one born c1916)
Or who his parents were? (Patrick Joseph and Catherine?)
Or what regiment?

[little annie]

Hello again  Aghadowey
Only record i have is 1898 given by Agnes on the Donegal site , he doe's not show up at home ? in 1911 census.
 If he is the correct one he was a Father very young as for regiment only what i have told you
Thank's for your quick response

[aghadowey]

Had a look at CWGC listing-
Patrick Joseph HARKIN died 29/5/1940 age 24
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
parents- Patrick & Catherine Harkin of Ardstraw

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MY MOTHER 1945-2006 STEMMED FROM TODDS DEN - CASTLEDERG CO TYRONE

 FRANCES HARKIN MY LATE MOTHER GAVE A FEW FACTS

HER FATHER JOHN HARKIN WHO HAD A SHOE & RETAIL/REPAIR SHOP MARRIED MY GRANDFATHER MARY BROGAN

MY GRANDFATHER HAD 2 BROTHERS LOST IN THE WORLD WARS (POW'S JAPANESE CAMPS) POSSIBLY BURMA AS WAS CLAIMED AND QUITE POSSIBLY THE PATRICK J HARKIN IS A RELATIVE AS THE HARKINS WERE NATIVES OF DONEGAL

ON CASTLEDERG CENTOTAPH BEARS THE NAME PATRICK J HARKIN HE WAS WOUNDED AT YPRES IN 1917 NOT WW2
IN WW1 AND HE WAS BORN LETTERKENNY CO.DONEGAL AND HE CITIED NEXT OF KIN MOTHER CULLEN SURNAME

AS LISTED IN UK NATIONAL MILITARY ARCHIVES
A CPL AT THAT TIME IN THE MACHINE GUN PLATOON OF A BATTALION OF ROYAL INNISKILLING FUSILERS

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MY NAME IS J MOSES SESKINORE OMAGH AND I SPECIALALISES TRACKING DOWN MY OWN UNUSUAL SURNAME

HARKIN IS A COMMON CO TYRONE BORDER AREAS NAME AND THE MAIN HUB IS CASTLEDERG AND ARDSTRAW VILLAGES AS MY MOTHER WAS MARRIED IN 1996 IN ST MARYS CHURCH ARDSTRAW AND NO HARKIN RELATIONS IN HER LIFE RESIDED THERE IN EITHER LOCATION IN TYRONE ONLY HER SISTER LENA AS
MY GRANDPARENTS DIED YOUNG

SHE WAS NAMED AFTER HER SOLDIER UNCLE FRANCIS HARKIN AND SHE HAD A BROTHER WHO DIED IN INFANCY CALLED PATRICK AND THIS I RECALL CLEARLY
SHE ALSO STATED THAT HARKINS HAILED FROM DONEGAL LOCATION SHE DIDNT MENTION BUT SHE HAD RELATIONS KNOWN TO HER AS JOHNNY AND BELLA HOUSTON FROM DONEGAL BE THAT ON HER MOTHERS SIDE(BROGAN) OR HARKIN LINEAGES

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I CAN ALSO STATE THARE HARKINS IN THE ARSTRAW DRUMLEGHAGH AREA ND NONE BEAR A RELATION TO MY MOTHER HARKIN

A STARTING POINT WOULD BE TO CONTACT CONTACT ST MARY'S CHRCH ARDSTRAW CO TYRONE FOR RECORDS/ARCHIVES IN BIRTHS DEATH MARRIAGE  OR THE NORTHERN IRELAND PRONI WEBSITE FOR PUBLIC RECORDS LOACTED IN BELFAST AS

PRIOR TO THE 1916 -1992 YEARS THE RECORDS OF ANCESTRAL VALUE WERE CENTRALSIED IN DUBLIN AND MOST DESTROYED IN A FIRE