Harvey FREEMAN MC

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Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	11th Machine Gun Company
Born:	Geelong, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered
Schooling:	The Geelong College, Victoria, Australia
Died:	Killed In Action, Belgium, 15 October 1917, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Tyne Cot Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium Plot XII, Row B, Grave 14
Memorials:	Geelong Christ Church Memorial Altar, Geelong College WW1 Roll of Honour, Geelong Dennys Lascelles Ltd. Honour Roll

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5 Jun 1916:	Involvement 11th Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
5 Jun 1916:	Embarked 11th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Borda, Sydney
15 Oct 1917:	Involvement Lieutenant, 11th Machine Gun Company, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 11th Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1917-10-15
24 Sep 1918:	Honoured Military Cross, ''For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in charge of six machine guns. He advanced with the infantry, and, though his team sustained casualties, succeeded in getting the whole of his guns to the final objective. He displayed great skill in handling them, and inflicted severe losses on the enemy.''

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