HARVEY, Stanley
| Service Number: | 61161 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements |
| Born: | Glasgow, Scotland, 25 November 1899 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrical Engineer |
| Died: | Influenza, Died on board HMAT Barambah (A37) while at Sea , 18 October 1918, aged 18 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton |
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 61161, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
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| 31 Aug 1918: | Embarked Private, 61161, 1st to 17th (VIC) Reinforcements, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne | |
| 18 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 61161, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 61161 awm_unit: 10th Australian Reinforcements awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-10-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Cathy Sedgwick
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland”
Died on this date – 18th October…… Stanley Harvey was born at Glasgow, Scotland on 25th November, 1899 to parents James Allan & Jane Mills Harvey.
According to information provided by his father for the Roll of Honour – Stanley Harvey came to Australia when he was 16 years old.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 8th May, 1918 as an 18 year old, Single Electrical Engineer from Parliament Place, East Melbourne, Victoria.
Private Stanley Harvey, Service number 61161, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Barambah (A37) on 31st August, 1918 with the 10th Victorian Reinforcements – General Service.
On 13th October, 1918 Private Harvey was admitted to Ship’s Hospital with Influenza (as per Hospital Admissions form. Some forms have recorded he was admitted on 15th October, 1918).
Private Stanley Harvey died at 4.45 pm on 18th October, 1918 at Sea on board HMAT Barambah (A37) from Influenza. (The War Gratuity Schedule recorded he died of “Syncope, supervening Influenza” at Sierre Leone). He was one of eleven deaths (relating to A.I.F Members. In total 18 men died including crew on board Barambah).
He was buried at Sea from HMAT Barambah (A37) on 18th October, 1918. He is commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England as he has no grave. His death is acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/g---j.html
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