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Walter Herbert HARVEY

Regimental number1154
Place of birthHobart, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressDueeds via Dungog, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27.5
Height5' 6"
Weight127 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Harvey, 108 St Kilda Road, Elwood, Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil (previously rejected for AIF enlistment on account of teeth)
Enlistment date13 January 1916
Place of enlistmentMaitland, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name34th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/51/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 2 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll34th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 1 November 1917
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Anchises', 1 November 1917; discharged (medically unfit: fractured left humerus), Melbourne, 29 June 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, HARVEY Walter Herbert

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