HARVEY, Robert James
(Service number 32336)
| First Rank | Lance Corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 23/07/1885 | Place of Birth | Silverstream |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Mr B. (D.?) HARVEY (father), Ashwick Flat, Fairlie; Mrs R. J. HARVEY (wife), P.O., Geraldine | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 19th Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 15 November 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 7 January 1947 | Age | 61 years |
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| Place of Death | Timaru (or Longridge, Cave) | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Robert James Harvey was the son of David and Eliza (née Kedge) Harvey. He married Jane Beattie in 1916. His brother, Thomas henry Harvey, 2/1831, also served in World War I.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [09 September 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [09 September 2017]; timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [09 September 2017]; Hall and Moore undertakers records (card index held by South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [09 September 2017]
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