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HARVEY, Ernest
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 271 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Bradford, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, 7 June 1884 |
| Home Town: | Perth, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Died of wounds - gunshot wound to the lungs, At sea on board HS Gloucester Castle, Egypt, 9 May 1915, aged 30 years |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery Row A, Grave 133, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 271, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 271, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 271, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 9 May 1915: | Involvement 271, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 271 awm_unit: 16 Battalion awm_rank: Company Quartermaster Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-05-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Henry Harvey of Bradford, Yorkeshire, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Kings Royal Rifles
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