WAKE, Harvey Thomas
| Service Number: | 1226 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 March 1915, Charleville |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Charleville, Queensland, 12 February 1890 |
| Home Town: | Charleville, Murweh, Queensland |
| Schooling: | State School, Charleville, Queensland |
| Occupation: | Station Hand |
| Died: | Malaria & Pneumonia, English Hospital, Damascus, 2 November 1918, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Syria Row D, Grave 42, Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery, Damascus, Syria |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Charleville All Saints Church Honour Roll, Charleville War Memorial, Toowoomba War Memorial (Mothers' Memorial) |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1226, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Charleville | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1226, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1226, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 24 Feb 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, 4th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 7 Mar 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, 11th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 2 Nov 1918: | Involvement Australian Army (Post WW2), Trooper, 1226, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1226 awm_unit: 11 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-11-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Harvey Thomas WAKE was born in Charleville, Queensland on 12th February, 1890
His parents were Charles Vernon Drury WAKE & Ellen Mann ALBION who married in Queensland on 30th August, 1887
He enlisted on 19th March, 1915 and embarked with the 11th Light Horse Regiment, 6th Reinforcements on 27th October, 1915 on the HMAT Benalla from Adelaide, South Australia
Harvey died at the English Hospital in Damascus of Malaria & Pneumonia on 2nd November, 1918 - he is buried in Damascus Commonwealth War Cemetery and his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
Medals; 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal
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His brother William Charles WAKE (SN 6178) Died of Wounds at Passchendaele, Ypres on 5th October, 1917
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