Hartigan

CANADIAN ROOTS UK

-----Canadian War Children Of World War Two-----

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Joan Barrow is looking for her father Sergeant Henry Joseph (aka Richard) Hartigan a Canadian soldier who was stationed in Littlehampton, West Sussex, England during WW2. Joan doesn't know much about her father only that he was a school teacher in civilian life and was from Montreal in Canada.

This photo was taken at Joan's christening at St Catherine's Catholic Church, Littlehampton and shows Joan's mother Sally Barrow and her father Sgt Henry Joseph (aka Richard) Hartigan.

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My mother Sally Barrow, lived in lodgings in Gloucester Place, Littlehampton. Richard was by all accounts a decent chap who tried to help. I was born May 11th 1943 and as you can see by the photo he attended my christening. I believe he survived the war but I have no clue to his regiment. My mother found things very hard and abandoned me at the lodgings and I was brought up by a Mrs Hale, who became my foster mother until I was 16 years old when I went to boarding school. The photo's I have come from Mrs Rose Cooper's son Bertie. His mother was a lovely lady sadly now dead but she spoke only good of my father.

A young Joan

I survived very well and have had a happy and successful career, now retired. I would so much love to find out more about my father Sgt Henry Joseph (aka Richard) Hartigan. I have no wish to cause any distress to any relatives or indeed to him but my children and grand-children are interested in their ancestry.

If you feel that you can help Joan contact her Canadian family please contact usquoting this page number, Thank you. Page No 71523

Canadian Roots UK is a non-profit, self-help group for families and Canadian military fathers separated during WWII. We help members to help themselves try and trace their fathers in Canada.