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Frederick Ogbourne HARVEY

Regimental number2615
Date of birth17 February 1884
Place of birthSt Leonards, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressDorrigo, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation33
Height5' 7"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Gladys Caroline Thomson Harvey, c/o Thomas Henry Harvey, Wentworth, Parramatta, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed in the Senior Cadets for 2 years.
Enlistment date3 September 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll5 November 1917
Rank on enlistment2nd Air Mechanic
Unit nameSpecial Draft 2
AWM Embarkation Roll number8/15/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 22 December 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Flying Corps
FateReturned to Australia 4 March 1919
Discharge date14 May 1919
Other details

War service: Middle East

Embarked Melbourne, 22 December 1917; disembarked suez, 16 january 1916.

Taken on strength, 67th Squadron, Austral;ian Flying Corps, 24 January 1918.

Remustered from Armourer to Motor Cyclist, 1 May 1918.

Detached to RAF Convoy, 4 October 1918.

Remustered to Driver, Motor Transport, 3 November 1918.

Remustered to 2nd Air Mechanic, 13 December 1918.

Ceased to be attached to RAF Convoy, 30 December 1918.

Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board 'Port Sydney', 4 March 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death31 December 1968
Age at death84
Place of burialCremated: ashes interred at Northern Suburbs Crematorium, New Soutrh Wales

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