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Austin James HARVEY

Regimental numberR6123
Place of birthHorsham, Victoria
SchoolRoman Catholic School
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationCarpenter
AddressHorsham, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26
Next of kinMother, Mrs M Harvey, Horsham, Victoria
Enlistment date1 February 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 April 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name5th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/22/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 28 July 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll6123
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll39th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular"Enlisted in Sydney NSW after failing through a minor defect twice in Queensland." Details from Father.
FateKilled in Action 29 May 1917
Place of death or woundingPolygon Wood, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death27
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialStrand Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row B, Grave No. 4), Ploegsteert, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
131
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary HARAVEY, Andrew Street, Horsham, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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