Robert Dish “Dish” Harkness
Guardsman · #2695699 · G1 Patrol
| Rank | Guardsman |
|---|---|
| Service number | #2695699 |
| Patrol | G1 Patrol |
| Regiment | Scots Guards |
| Known as | “Dish” |
| POW / KIA | PoW — Dodecanese, 22 Nov 1943 |
What this roll records
Aegean/Dodecanese operations, 1943: listed as Lance Corporal Harkness, service no. 2695699; taken prisoner of war, 22 Nov 1943. Source: Brendan O’Carroll, ‘The Long Range Desert Group in the Aegean’ (Appendix V, Roll of British & Rhodesian PoW and KIA).
March 1942 roll (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy)
Barce Raid, Sept 1942 (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy): (see below) — Jopling party found S2 - wit 25.9.42 Kufra
Dodecanese operations, 1943: prisoner of war 22 Nov 1943. Source: Roll of British & Rhodesian PoW and KIA (Appendix V), compiled by Jim Patch, LRDG (UK) Association.
Barce Raid, Sept 1942 — listed among G1 participants; not independently confirmed (Brendan O'Carroll).
Service number corrected to #2695699 per O’Carroll (Appendix V); this Roll previously recorded #2695693.
See him in the full roll →Where this comes from
- Missing info added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll.
- AKA added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll (missing information).
- Murzuk Raid roll (courtesy Tarek el Mahdy)
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