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HARVEY, Albert
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1949, 453 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 February 1915, Keswick, SA |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Walkerville, South Australia, Australia, 9 July 1888 |
| Home Town: | Booborowie, Goyder, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Booborowie Methodist School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 30 November 1961, aged 73 years |
| Cemetery: |
Townsville (Belgian Gardens) Cemetery, Qld Sect F, Sub 12, Row 4, Plot 71 - unmarked grave |
| Memorials: | Booborowie District WW1 & WW2 Honour Roll, Burra District WW1 Honor Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1949, 10th Infantry Battalion, Keswick, SA | |
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| 20 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1949, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Adelaide | |
| 20 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1949, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1949, 10th Infantry Battalion, The August Offensive - Lone Pine, Suvla Bay, Sari Bair, The Nek and Hill 60 - Gallipoli, 10th Infantry Battalion were positioned at Lone Pine Location: Gallipoli, Turkey | |
| 12 Aug 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Field Company Engineers | |
| 25 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 453, 3rd Field Company Engineers, H.M.T. Caledonia Location: Lemnos, Greece | |
| 27 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 453, 3rd Field Company Engineers, H.M.T. Kingstonian Location: Alexandria, Egypt | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 453, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Battle for Pozières , 3FCE moved between a number of locations during this campaign: Pozières, Canaples, Bonneville, Albert, Mouquet Farm (Ypres) and Poperinghe, France | |
| 6 Jan 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Field appointment to Acting Lance Corporal Location: Albert, France | |
| 30 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Rank officially confirmed Location: Pozières, France | |
| 15 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 453, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Third Ypres, Cannot confirm location prior to 15/10/1917 as had been on furlough and no record of when returned to unit. Location: Ypres, Belgium | |
| 5 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Location: Wierre-au-Bois, France | |
| 14 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Corporal, 453, 3rd Field Company Engineers, The Battle of Amiens, Location: Vaire-sous-Corbie, France | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Location: Surcamps, France | |
| 23 Mar 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 453, 3rd Field Company Engineers, S.S. Cluny Castle Location: Devonport, England | |
| 20 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 453, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Location: Keswick, South Australia | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 453 |
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Son of Thomas HARVEY and Mary Amelia Ernestina HARVEY nee LANGE, Booborowie, SA
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