Alfred HARVEY

Regimental number2387
Place of birthHexham, New South Wales
ReligionMethodist
OccupationRailway employee
Addressc/o Mrs C F George, Fullerton Cove via Stockton, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 8.5"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinUncle, W J Tanner, Hexham, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date12 July 1915
Place of enlistmentLiverpool, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name17th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/34/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on 5 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Medical Corps
FateReturned to Australia 20 December 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date16 March 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Runic', 20 December 1917; disembarked Melbourne, 13 February 1918, for overland travel to Sydney; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 16 March 1918.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death27 June 1959