HARVEY, Frederick
| Service Number: | 55 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
| Born: | Hyde Park, South Australia, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Kings Park, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Goodwood Public School, and Prince Alfred College, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Aircraft Accident , Palestine, 12 November 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Deir El Belah War Cemetery, Israel B 75 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Goodwood Public School WW1 Roll of Honor, Goodwood St George Anglican Church Memorial Tower, Kent Town Prince Alfred College 'Nobly Striving, Nobly Fell' Roll of Honour, Unley Arch of Remembrance |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 55, 3rd Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 22 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 55, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Port Lincoln, Adelaide | |
| 22 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 55, 3rd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Nov 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Albert James and Elizabeth Harvey, of 275, Goodwood Rd., King's Park, South Australia.
LEST WE FORGET
Lieutenant FREDERICK HARVEY, killed in action on November 12, in Palestine, was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. A..J. Harvey, King's Park. He was one of the first to enlist from South Australia with the Light Horse, and was then 18 years old. He sailed with the 1st Expeditionary Force for Egypt, and accompanied his unit to Gallipoli on May 2, 1915. He fought there until the evacuation, and then took part in the heavy fighting in Egypt, where the Australian Light Horse distinguished themselves to conspicuously. In consequence of his devotion to duty, soldierly qualities, and gallantry, he was promoted on the field to the rank of lieutenant. He was wounded in the Raffa battle, but joined his unit again, and was in many fierce battles. At the age of 21 years 11 months he fell, after over three years' active service. Fred (as he was known by many) was a prominent lacrosseur, and played with the Goodwood team. He was a member of the Goodwood Presbyterian Young Men's Bible Class. He was employed on the staff of Messrs. Colton, Palmer, & Preston. He was of a bright, cheerful disposition, and made many friends. His elder brother, Lieutenant J. Mc F. Harvey, has been on active service from the beginning 0f the war.
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