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HARVEY, Walter James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2465 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 April 1915, Stawell, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Moama, New South Wales, Australia, 15 November 1885 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Journalist |
| Died: | Natural causes, Picton, New South Wales, Australia, 26 August 1970, aged 84 years |
| Cemetery: |
Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW Anglican 3; Section 206; Plot 60 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2465, Stawell, Victoria | |
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| 29 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2465, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2465, 24th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne | |
| 21 Sep 1916: | Honoured Military Medal, Battle for Pozières , At Pozieres, acting as stretcher bearer between the nights 4-6 August 1916, although buried by shells on three different occasions he bandaged up and carried out wounded men under very trying conditions and under very heavy shell fire. He was one of the last bearers to leave the front line when the Battalion was returned. | |
| 16 Nov 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2465, 24th Infantry Battalion |
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