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William Joseph HARVEY

Regimental number4501
Place of birthWoolloomooloo, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressLismore, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34.2
Height5' 4"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs J Dadd, Woolwich, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date8 September 1915
Place of enlistmentLismore, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A62 Wandilla on 31 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll31st Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 1 February 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Andrew Richardson
Discharge date17 July 1918
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Balmoral Castle', 1 February 1918; disembarked, Sydney, 28 March 1918, for onward overland travel to Brisbane; discharged (medically unfit: haemorrhoids), Sydney, 17 July 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death8 December 1943
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, HARVEY William Joseph

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