Regimental number | 12/372 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Miner |
Address | Waihi |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 7" |
Weight | 144 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, John Harvey, Huntly |
Previous military service | Served for 18 months in the 3rd Lanarkshire Rifles; 1 year in the 16th (Waikato) Regiment, Territorial Force; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Paeroa |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the Main Body left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 ('Star of India') and HMNZT 12 ('Waimana'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 6th (Hauraki) Company, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 10), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Sarah Jane Harvey, 'Rata', Well's Street, Kingsland, Auckland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Returned to Egypt from Isolation Hospital, Malta, 11 June 1915 (soft chancre; no sign of syphilis). Embarked Egypt to rejoin unit at Gallipoli, 16 June 1915. Wounded in action, 8 August 1915. Now, 17 October 1915, reported killed in action, 8 August 1915. War service: 361 days (of which 320 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16792755 |
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