David HARVEY

Regimental number3/939
Date of birth28 March 1890
Place of birthUSA
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMiner
AddressHuntly
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 6.5"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, John Harvey, Motherwell House, Huntly
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 April 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameMedical Corps (attached) 2nd Battaion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 9 October 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Medical Corps
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 9), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: John and Jane Harvey, 'Rata', Wells Street, Kingsland, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Disembarked Egypt, 18 November 1915.

Joined Western Frontier Force, 21 November 1915 (Senussi Campaign).

Proceeded to Ismailia, 17 January 1916.

Temporarily attached to No 2 Field Ambulance, 10 February 1916.

Detached for duty with 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, 6 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916.

Joined No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 3 August 1916.

Detached for duty to 1st Field Company, NZ Engineers, 23 April 12917; rejoined No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 28 April 1917.

Temporarily detached to II Anzac Officers' Rest House, 20 June 1917; rejoined No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 26 July 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Buried at Passchendaele: reported by 2nd Anzac Corps Regimental Officer; grave subsequently lost.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Medical Corps (attached)/2nd NZRB
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16792671