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William George HARVEY

Regimental number*106
Place of birthCanterbury, Victoria
SchoolCanterbury State School, Canterbury, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCarpenter
AddressWhitehorse Road, Canterbury, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinW Harvey, Whitehorse Road, Canterbury, Victoria
Previous military service2nd Field Coy Engineers, Victoria Barracks, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date25 August 1914
Rank on enlistment2nd Corporal
Unit name2nd Field Company Engineers
AWM Embarkation Roll number14/21/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A3 Orvieto on 21 October 1914
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollCaptain
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 14 September 1917
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Age at death25
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialBelgian 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: 19 April 1917

Other detailsMedals: Military Cross, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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