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HARVEY, William James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2418 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 May 1916, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 57th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St. Arnaud, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Koorlong, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School No. 1646, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Produce Merchant |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium XXV F 23 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mildura Cenotaph |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2418, 57th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 25 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 2418, 57th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Sep 1916: | Embarked Private, 2418, 57th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 26 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2418, 57th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2418 awm_unit: 57 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of William and Selina HARVEY, 20th Street, Mildura, Victoria, Australia.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey, of Koorlong (recent arrivals from St. Arnaud) received word on Saturday last through Rev. E. W. Wallis that their son Private William James Harvey had been killed in action.
Residents will sympathise with them in their loss.
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