HARVEY, Robert Marines
| Service Number: | 2503 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | At Sea aboard ship Coronoa, 26 August 1882 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Yarraville State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer / Gear Rigger |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Werribee Honour Roll, Werribee War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 29 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2503 | |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2503, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2503, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2503, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2503 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
Help us honour Robert Marines Harvey's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
6 December 1916: 'We went over the top about ten minutes to seven in the evening at Fleurbaix, and when we had got about 50 yds. out in No Man's Land, I saw Sgt. Harvey killed by M.G. Fire (sic). We had to retire but it was very difficult getting back, the firing being so heavy, and I was myself out all night. I do not know anything about Sgt. Harvey's body being got in or about his burial.'
HARVEY. – Killed in action (previously reported missing) 19th July, 1916, Sergeant R.M. Harvey, second son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Harvey, of no. 27 Kent Street, Yarraville, brother of John (now active service), Archibald, Mrs.R.Swalwell, Mrs J. Bryant, Mrs A.Osborne, Sarah, Elizabeth, Georgina, and Willie Harvey, aged 35 years. Died doing his duty.
Click images to start slideshow.