Private Harry Starkie
S/10506 1st Seaforth Highlanders
Killed in Action 29th December 1916, aged 23
Born in Burnley
Lived at 2 Jeffrey Square, Lune Grove, Blackpool ??
Buried in the Amara War Cemetery, Iraq
ref: XVI F 5.
Burnley Express
13th January
1917
" After reading your request for more information,I enclose a tiny
photo of Harry Starkie, who was my Grandma's fiance. Sadly, he was killed
in present day Iraq and is buried in the Amara War cemetery. His name
is also commemorated in Edinburgh Castle on the roll of honour, because
he served in the Seaforth Highlanders, 1st Battalion S/N 10506 .
My Grandma never got over losing him, and wore
a locket containing the photo I now send to you. I'm unable to take the
photo out of the locket, so I hope the photo is acceptable as a memento
of a young man who died too young and was never forgotten."
(Courtesy of Judith Rowan)
"I have pics of his Mum and Dad because our family always kept in touch with them".
"Albert and Maretta Starkie"
"Auntie Maretta - much younger"
I came across these photos of my beautiful Grandma, Clara Hargreaves; as you can see, in both she is wearing the locket containing Harry's picture. She must have been about 18 - and perhaps the portrait photo was done specially for Harry. I like to think so, and I hope he got it. I wondered if you would include it on Harry's page; she was a weaver too, and they lived in adjacent streets. Perhaps they worked at the same mill.
