Regimental number | 1834 |
Place of birth | Clapham, London, England |
School | St John's Bowyer, Clapham, London, England |
Age on arrival in Australia | 18 |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Address | Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Harriet Harvey, 25 Victoria Road, Clapham Common, London, SW, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 44th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/61/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 34th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | "Went to school till he was sixteen years old and then to Pitmans to learn shorthand, Spanish, French etc. but did not like it and wished to go to Australia to learn Farming and left England on 16th February, 1912 for Perth and worked for various farmers until he joinedup at Perth in May, 1916. Could not passmedical exam before." Details from Mother. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Messines, Belgium |
Age at death | 23 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | Strand Military Cemetery (Plot VII, Row G, Grave NO. 4), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 124 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: W.T. and Harriette HARVEY, 57 Victoria Road, Clapham, London, England |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |