HARVEY, Albert Roy
| Service Number: | 123232 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1943 |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | No. 9 Airfield Construction Squadron |
| Born: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 28 April 1914 |
| Home Town: | Ipswich, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 12 August 2009, aged 95 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 4 Jan 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 123232, No. 9 Airfield Construction Squadron | |
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| 4 Jan 1943: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 123232 | |
| 9 Jan 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 123232, No. 9 Airfield Construction Squadron | |
| 9 Jan 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 123232 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Leading Aircraftman, 123232, No. 9 Airfield Construction Squadron |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
Albert was the youngest of seven children of Peter Harvey (born 1866 in Ipswich, QLD) and second wife Malvina Mary Ann Finch (born 1874 in Ipswich, QLD). Peter and Malvina (Peter's Sister-in-Law) married in 1896 (nine months after Elizabeth's death) in Ipswich, QLD, where they raised eleven children. Peter was a Labourer, Carter and Storeman.
Albert, a Labourer, married Amelia Christina Guse (born 1907 in Ipswich, QLD) in 1935 in Ipswich. Albert enlisted in the RAAF in January 1943, serving as a Leading Aircraftman (Service No:123232) with 9 Airfield Construction Squadron, He was Discharged in January 1946. Brother-in-Law Ernest James Munt (Service Nos:8954, Q187592) served in both Wars, and cousin Mervyn Samuel Molloy (Service No:QX58592/Q128385) served in WWII.
Albert and Amelia continued to Live in Ipswich, QLD, where Albert worked as a Labourer. Amelia died in 1999 and Albert in 2009.
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