HARVEY, William Henry
| Service Number: | 64 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 27th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Mount Gambier, South Australia, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Adelaide Grand Masonic Lodge WW1 Honour Board (1), Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Gambier St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church Roll of Honor (2), The South Australian National War Memorial, Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 18 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 64, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 64, 3rd Division Cyclist Company, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 64, 27th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 64 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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William Henry Harvey was born in Mount Gambier, South Australia. Prior to enlistment he worked as a Blacksmith and lived with his family in Mount Gambier.
On 3rd April 1916, at the age of 19, William enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force. He was assigned service number 64 and initially joined the 3rd Division Cyclist Company, a unit that carried messages and scouted across the battlefield. Later, he transferred to the 27th Australian Infantry Battalion. He embarked from Sydney on the HMAT Demosthenes 18th May 1916. His mother, Mary Howe, was initally listed as his next of kin, later changed to his sister Jesse as the war progressed.
He completed further training in the UK and was hospitalised with an infection in August 1916. William was discharged from hospital in November. He proceeded overseas to France in early February 1917 and joined the 27th Battalion. Soon after he was treated in hospital for a puncture wound to his foot and rejoined the 27th Battalion 25th February. Witin a couple of days he was sick and spend a few dayus in hospital to recover. In early April William was ill with Trench Fever and once again was treated for a few days at 11 Stationary Hospital followed by a convalescent period at the 2nd Australian Divisional Base Depot. He rejoined his unit on 24 April 1917.
William was tragically killed in action in Ypres, Belgium 4th October 1917.
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