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HARVEY, Frank William
| Service Number: | 2620 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Norwood, South Australia, Australia, June 1890 |
| Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Norwood Primary School |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | 27 August 1944, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Murray Bridge Roll of Honour WW1, Norwood Primary School Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2620, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
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| 2 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2620, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Adelaide | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 2620, 50th Infantry Battalion |
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Frank William Harvey, son of Edward John Harvey Senior, was born in Norwood, South Australia, estimated to be June of 1890. Frank lived in Murray Bridge with his wife, who unfortunately passed before his enlistment in World War 1, and son, Edward John Harvey Junior. Frank William Harvey stood at 5 foot 6 inches, the average height for a man in his times, and weighed in at 63.5 kilograms, as well as having grey eyes and brown hair. Frank was a painter before enlisting, and worked with his brother Lionel William Harvey, who also enlisted in the war.
Frank William Harvey enlisted into the Australian Imperial Force at the Keswick barracks on the 14th of April 1915, when he was 24 years and 10 months. He was enlisted to the 10th Infantry Battalion, 8th Reinforcement, which was also known as 'The Adelaide Rifles'. He embarked as a Private (Regimental Number 2620), onboard the HMAT Morea 26th August 1915.
Frank arrived in Mudros, Greece, on the 25 of October 1915, as a part of the 8th Reinforcement, intended to reinforce the ANZAC’s attempts at Gallipoli, until he was taken on strength to the 10th Infantry Battalion. He trained in Alexandria and Tel el Kebir in Egypt from December 1915, to late January 1916, until he joined the Frontline Defence in France on the 4th of March 1916. He fought on the frontline for 2 months and 13 days, until the 17th of May 1916, until he was evacuated and scheduled to disembark back to Australia.
On the 19th of May 1916, Frank William Harvey fell sick with a mild case of Anaemia Phthisis and was admitted to a hospital in Cairo, Egypt. He was transferred to a Red Cross hospital in Montazah a week later, where he was discharged back to Tel el Kebir on the 14th of June 1916. He later embarked on The Arcadian to England. Upon arriving in England where he was meant to disembark to Australia, Frank went Absent Without Leave (AWOL) from military forces, at 1 a.m. on the 12th of September 1916. Frank was not found by British or Australian military forces until the 17th of November 1916, resulting in over 140 days’ worth of pay being taken from him, along with 60 days of detention.
Following this incident, Frank William Harvey re-joined with the 13th Battalion, where they went to the French military establishment in Etaples, France from embarking from Folkstone in England. Frank was again taken on strength to the frontline defence with the 50th battalion, on the 15th of April 1917. Frank served for 10 months on the French-German frontline, until he was taken to hospital with an unknown sickness on the 2nd of January 1918. He was discharged and embarked to England on the 9th of March to spend another month in hospital, on the grounds of being medically unfit.
On the 14th of May 1918, Frank William Harvey returned to Australia, where it was found that he contracted Pulmonary Tuberculosis whilst fighting on the frontlines. Frank served a total of 3 years and 190 days, 2 years and 314 days abroad for his country. As an honour for his service, Frank was awarded with three medals: the 1914-1915 Star, the British War Medal, and the Victory Medal.
Frank William Harvey died on the 27th of August 1944, at the age of 54. His cause of death is unknown, however it is highly likely to be results of complications from long term Pulmonary Tuberculosis. He was honoured with a plaque in the South Australian Garden of Remembrance, as well as Murray Bridge Roll of Honour for WW1 and Norwood Primary School Honour Board.