Harvey WILD

Regimental number24259
Date of birth29 August 1888
Place of birthWaimate, Timaru
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationGardener
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27.6
Height5' 11"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Charlotte Wild, 8 Bett Street, Waimate
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date9 February 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
The infantry component of the 13th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Willochra' and 'Tofua'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 2), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: the late William and Charlotte Wild
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 27 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 28 July 1916, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 5 September 1916; joined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 22 September 1916.

Wounded in action, 14 June 1917 (gun shot wound, back); admitted to 12th Australian Field Ambulance, 15 June 1917; discharged to duty, 14 July 1917.

On leave to United Kingdom, 28 August 1915; rejoined unit from leave, 11 September 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

2nd ANZAC Burial Corps reported burial in and around the region Passchendaele/Bellevue Ridge: grave subsequently lost.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 13
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22019208