Regimental number | *106 |
Place of birth | Canterbury, Victoria |
School | Canterbury State School, Canterbury, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Whitehorse Road, Canterbury, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | W Harvey, Whitehorse Road, Canterbury, Victoria |
Previous military service | 2nd Field Coy Engineers, Victoria Barracks, Melbourne, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | 2nd Corporal |
Unit name | 2nd Field Company Engineers |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/21/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Captain |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Ypres, Belgium |
Age at death | 25 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery (Plot II, Row a, Grave No. 4), Ypres, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 171 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edward and Annie HARVEY; husband of Mona M. Murphy (formerly HARVEY), 23 Wein Street, Canterbury, Victoria |
Medals |
Military Cross 'For conspicuous gallantry during operations. He commanded working parties every night repeatedly under heavy shell fire. On one occasion while carrying forward a trench, he captured twelve unwounded prisoners. He has done other fine work.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 62 Date: |
Other details | Medals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |