Edward Dunstan HARVEY

Regimental number10/612
Date of birth24 October 1893
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressManunui
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.7
Height6' 05"
Weight163 lbs
Next of kinE Harvey, Grand Hotel, Calcutta, India
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitWellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 16 December 1915
Discharge date11 March 1916
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from England on board HT 'Rotorua', 16 December 1915; discharged (medically unfit: gun shot wound, right arm), 11 March 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16792675

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