Sex
Male
Status
Deceased
Mitchell Joseph Harkins was Battery Quartermaster Sergeant in the 1st Battery of the HKVDC. The Hong Kong War Diary lists his name and details:
Harkins, Mitchell Joseph BQMS 3647 NP
On HKVDC archives, his initials appear as N. J. Harkins. This is likely a transcription error.
He may also have been known as Michael Joseph Harkins as this name appears pre-war and post-war in the Lists of Jurors. Pre-war, Michael Joseph Harkins worked in the Accounts Department of Arnhold Trading Co. Ltd. 1941 Jurors List:
| Harkins, Michael Joseph. | assistant, Arnhold Trading Co. | l IA Broom Road. |
After the fall of Hong Kong, Harkins was interned at Sham Shui Po Camp.
Source
- Hong Kong War Diary: http://www.hongkongwardiary.com/searchgarrison/hkvdc.html
- Military History: https://battleforhongkong.blogspot.com/2020/05/no-1-battery-hkvdc.html
- 1941 issues of Hong Kong $ Directory and Directory & Chronicle list his name as M. J. Harkins working for Arnhold Trading Co..